Colonia Dignidad: Behind the Gates
Colonia Dignidad photos
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Map: South America. Red arrow is pointed to the area of Colonia Dignidad approximate location in Chile, VIIth Region.
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Colonia Dignidad, VIIth region, Chile (IKONOS satellite image) Date: 02/10/2004
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Colonia Dignidad, VIIth region, Chile (IKONOS satellite image)
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In the search for her brother, Boris Weisfeiler, Olga Weisfeiler traveled to Colonia Dignidad twice: in 2004 and 2007
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A road to the compound.
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Casa de Reception
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The community is set on 35,000 acres of forests, farmland and rolling hills
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A picturesque lake.
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Michael Muller, 47, the provisional president of Villa Baviera in 2004, met our group behind its gates.
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Talking with Michael Muller.
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Members of the group during the talk with M. Muller.
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Our group picture (2004).
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Esther Laube and her son Matias at the entrance of a hospital.
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The Muller's family.
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At the entrance to the hospital hang the pictures of children born at the hospital in 1960s and 1970s.
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Second half of the pictures of children born at the hospital in 1960s and 1970s.
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An empty hospital's room.
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One of the empty hospital's room
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An infamous 'surgery' room.
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CD resident in one of the hospital's rooms apparently is 'working'.
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An other CD resident- ...a nurse in an empty hospital.
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Residential area.
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Residential area.
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The former guest-house.
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Former emblem of Colonia Dignidad.
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A group picture from the 1960's of the founding residents of Colonia Dignidad.
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Gerd Seewald, former Colonia’s official, was responsible for creating in the late 1970th of 36,000 secret files on visitors, detainees, government's and military's officials.
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Gerd Seewald is seen on this group picture (1964) wearing the same type of glasses
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2007. Gerd Seewald (L) and Ricardo Alvear (R).
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Ricardo Alvear at the guest's house.
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Another CD' resident inside of the guest's house.
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...a young woman cleaning inside of the Paul Schaefer's former room (as we were told).
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another resident of Colonia Dignidad at the Guest house.
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An elderly woman past by in the residential area.
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Two young women (center) of Villa Baviera.
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A tour around CD's territory
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A tour around CD's territory.
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A local bakery window.
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Outside bakery (2007)
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Inside of a new local store.
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Inside of a new store.(!)
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A tour around CD's territory continues...
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A tour around CD's territory continues...
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A tour around CD's territory...
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A conversation with Alvear continues outside of the guesthouse...
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2007. Interviews in CD with the local reporters.
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Colonia Dignidad's business...
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2007. Finally we were leaving CD's territory, while driving behind a CD's truck with timber...
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2004. San Carlos. Inside of a bakery which belongs to Colonia Dignidad.
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The Chilean government's file on Colonia Dignidad.