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Culture of Chile

Some Chilean people call the country País de Poetas (land of poets). Chile has two Nobel prizes in this area. The most relevant chilean poets are:

• Pablo Neruda
• Gabriela Mistral
• Vicente Huidobro
• Pablo de Rokha
• Gonzalo Rojas
• Nicanor Parra

See also: List of Chileans

Famous musical groups

• La Ley
• Los Prisioneros
• Los Tres
• Los Jaivas

Apart from the historical elements, there are some particular characters in Chile:

• Papelucho
• Condorito

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