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According to staff at Parque por la Paz Villa Grimaldi, the property originally belonged to a wealthy family, whose daughter was arrested by the Army shortly after the coup of 1973. The family surrendered the land to the Army in return for the release of their daughter. Villa Grimaldi's buildings (particularly its Main House, a construction from mid 19th Century ) were destroyed during the last days of the military dictatorship, presumably to destroy evidence of the crimes that were committed there. The location is now the site of the Park for Peace, a Chilean National Monument dedicated to Human Rights and the memory of the victims of DINA. Some structures from the detention center remain, such as a swimming pool, and parts of the original wall that surrounded the site; some have been re-created (notably the watchtower and some representative detention cells). As of 2006 there are plans to build a museum on the site. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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