- Planeta UFO
- March 8, 2004
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- As demolition takes place, more and more strange sounds
have made themselves heard. Earth-moving operations have laid bare a series
of unexplained situations.
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- Construction workers dismantling an ancient mansion that
was once property fo the University of Viña del Mar, located at
Alvares 132 and which was known in its day as the "Casa de la risa"
(house of laughter) because it was supposedly used by the CNI to hold political
prisoners during the days of the military dictatorship.
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- When the demolition operations commenced, workers began
to see and hear strange things. "On the first night after our arrival
from Santiago, each of us slept in a separate room. After that, we all
decided to share a single room, since none of us could endure the noises
we heard the previous night," said one worker who chose to remain
anonymous to avoid problems. The most common thing, according to workers,
is to hear the sound of someone pounding against the windows, or else strange
voices. The crying of a child can be heard now and then.
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- Workman Juan Aburto, who has slept alone in the house
several nights, says the situation is rather complicated but nothing to
be scared of. "When I spend the night there, I hear many noises and
voices, but I try to find a logical explanation for them. I'm almost always
convinced that [they are the result] of poorly placed bricks that fall
due to the wind. However, tehre are times when the sounds have no logical
explanation and that's when one feels fear."
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- The sounds heard by Juan Aburto can be heard throughout
the house, but are accentuated in a property beside it, which was built
in 1935. "Strange things really did happen in that house. One could
see shadows and even ghosts. They say that a family from Santiago visited
there every so often and that they saw spirits more than once."
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- The construction foreman experienced a strange situation,
to say the least. "We were barbecuing in one of the rooms and I suddenly
felt someone grab my rear end. I thought some of the boys were teasing
me, but then I realized it hadn't been tehm. I don't like to think about
this stuff, yet it would seem that a ghost grabbed my butt."
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- There is no doubt that the house's past is of great historical
importance and that the explanation for the phenomena experienced by the
workers could be linked to the structure's purpose during the dictatorship.
"There is no doubt that bad things happened here. When we started
the demolition we found things that aren't part of a normal house. For
example, we found a series of tunnels and rather strange passageways,"
said the foreman. "We inspected all of them, but found nothing."
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- The last of the dungeons has yet to be inspected, and
it cannot be reached due to the earthmoving. However, this appears to be
the most important one, because it even has a vent located several meters
away from the entrance. Another significant and rather curious aspect of
the house is the series of false doors that can be found on the proeprty.
"As we demolished the walls we found a series of false doors that
lead nowhere," he added. "The best thing would be for an expert
to spend the night here, to see what happens."
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- Translation (C) 2004. Scott Corrales, IHU. Special thanks
to Liliana Núñez.
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