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Biblioteca Nacional de Chile

The national library was built in the early 20th century near Cerro Santa Lucía. Here you can find archives of all Chilean newspapers and some foreign ones, map and photo archives and an exhibition hall.

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Address: Avenida Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 651
Website: bibliotecanacional.cl (opens in a new tab)

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