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Cuartel Simón Bolívar

La Reina, Chile

Cuartel Simón Bolívar ("Simón Bolívar Barracks") was a facility used by the National Intelligence Directorate (DINA), Chile's secret police during Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship. It functioned as a detention and torture center aimed at eliminating opponents through disappearance and extermination tactics. Located in the La Reina commune of Santiago, this facility was operated by a subgroup within DINA known as Brigade Lautaro.

Prison data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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