An artwork done for thinking about!
Mural "Screams of the Memory"
Why locals love it
In this place used to be the American Embassy until its moving to the north of the city. This is a symbolic place where locals used to organize demonstrations against US policies and the CIA. The building was transformed in the General Attorney's Office. The area is busy during the week because is surrounded several universities and offices.
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Why you should visit it
The mural was made in ceramic tiles by local artist Pavel Egüez and inaugurated in 2014 as a visual memory of tortured, murdered and disappeared people. Some of the characters you'll see are Chilean dictator Pinochet of Ecuadorian former president Febres Cordero accused of tortures and disappearances,as well as the Nobel Prize Rigoberta Menchú.
Special tip
The sidewalk is not so wide and during the week is busy, so if you want a good picture, stand in the gardens of the Casa de la Cultura.