The Illustrated City: Cartoonist Panchulei was born by the Plaza Baquedano – a place that is a symbol of stark social division and the setting for the best moments in Chilean history

'This conflicted place made me who I am': Santiago, Chile – a cartoon

Panchulei is the nom de plume of Chilean cartoonist and publisher Francisca Cárcamo Rojas. More of her work can be found at her website, panchulei.com, or on Instagram, where she is @panchulei

Translation by James Scorer, senior lecturer in Latin American cultural studies at the University of Manchester and project lead for Comics and the Latin American City, funded by The Leverhulme Trust

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