Dark sights in Valparaíso
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Parque Cultural Ex-Cárcel
The prison that gave this hill its name was closed in 1999, but the crumbling remains of cellblocks and exercise yards are still standing – or they were at the time of research. Decorated with huge graffiti, the space has functioned since 2000 as a grass-roots cultural center known as the Parque Cultural Ex-Cárcel, but seven unexplained fires and a government eviction order have all but emptied it. The official plan is a massive arts center designed by Brazilian Oscar Niemeyer although protests have slowed the process. Reach it by walking up Subida Cumming.
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