The Land of Open Veins

Honey Moon, Chile Moon

Jenaro Gajardo Vera was born in 1919. He was a Chilean lawyer, painter, poet and teacher. In 1954 he became the first and only owner of the moon, and as such, according to him, Richard Nixon asked him permission for the moon landing. Mister Gajardo died in 1998, and he left in his will the moon full of love to Chile, its people and their pains.

The Japanese Dirty Hearts in Brazil

In 1908 the journey of a steamer from Japan to Brazil started a long cycle of immigration. During WWII, Japan was on the side of the nazis, Brazil with the allied. By the end of the war, the Japanese Brazilians created the Shindo Renmei and were divided into 2 groups: The Victors, who believed that Japan had won, and the Dirty Hearts, who believed that Japan had lost.

The Secret of the "Better Days"

In 2010 the Colombian Army was preparing a rescue mission for 16 soldiers being held by the FARC. The strategy was based on the idea that the FARC allows hostages access to radios, the army considered hiding a message in a subliminal radio commercial, or disguise as a new story. Then, someone had a brilliant idea, to send a secret message in Morse Code inside of a pop song.

The Master VS The Martian

Capablanca was a formidable Cuban chess player, perhaps the greatest natural genius of this game. His life was very inspiring, his strategy was dominant and every move he took was powerful. However, the story that made him a celebrity was extraordinary. He is the only human being who has represented us in an interplanetary chess game.

Belgrano Betrayed

General Belgrano was a light cruiser owned by the Government of Argentina that was sunk in 1982 by a British Submarine. 30 years later it was revealed that England received information about the cruiser by a report from Chile. It appears to be betrayal and unthinkable treachery. However, Chile had several reasons to support the British army.