Montegrande
A small village where Gabriela Mistral spent her childhood. Her school is preserved as a museum, and the poet’s wish was to be buried on a hillside beside the village.
As a child, Mistral lived with her sister in the village’s rural school. The schoolhouse is now the School House Museum, with a recreated classroom and bedroom, and admission is free. On a small hill at the north end of the village is the poet’s grave. She once wrote, “I wish to be buried in Montegrande.” The village also has handicraft shops and a small chapel. It is about 35 km from Vicuña and can be visited on the same day as the Pisco Elqui distillery. Buses along the valley-floor road reach it.
Opening hours
Museum Tue–Sun approx. 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Pisco Mistral Distillery
- Pisco Elqui
- Cochiguaz
- Villaseca Solar Kitchens
- Observatorio del Pangue
- Planta Pisquera Capel
- Observatorio Mamalluca
- Cerro de la Virgen, Vicuña