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Chile Protest!

December 9, 2019

I just got back from Chile and witnessed first hand the protests that are gripping the country now. Most of the protesters were peaceful, but a portion of them directly battle with police, and openly destroy shops and buildings throughout the country.

Protest prints plaster the city.
The Mapuche flag has become a central symbol of the protest. The Mapuche are the largest group of indigenous people in Chile.
Protests take over Plaza Itallia, downtown Santiago.
A protester throws a tear gas canister.
Volunteer medical support.
Protesters run from tear gas.
Most of downtown Santiago is covered in graffiti and broken windows.
A peaceful protest in Pucon.
Protesters run from tear gas canisters being shot.
Protest art.
A protester sets fire to a pile of trash in the San Isidro neighborhood of Santiago, Chile.

David Seaver David Seaver is a Vermont based professional photographer.


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