City · Chile
El Quisco
El Quisco is a Chilean city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. Located in the country's central coast, it serves as a popular summer resort for the population of Santiago and forms part of the Coast of Poets, a cultural space named after four Chilean poets: Pablo Neruda, Vicente Huidobro, Violeta Parra and Nicanor Parra. El Quisco is home to La Casa de Isla Negra, the former house of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, which is now a museum and Neruda's burial site.
Good to know
- Population: 16,967.
- Known for: la Casa de Isla Negra, former house of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.
- Area: 50.7 sq km.
- Timezone: America/Santiago.