“Tu Normalidad es Privilegio” (“Your state of normalcy is a privilege”). Large, spray-painted graffiti on a wall on Nueva Providencia Avenue in Santiago questions the return to “public order” in the absence of a revolutionary transformation of the neo-liberal system. 
“Con 200 ojos menos aún podemos ver” (“With 200 fewer eyes, we still can see”). A reference to the blinding of protesters by rubber-coated buckshots (perdigones) shot by the riot police. Located on Providencia Avenue in Santiago. 
“No + Disparos” (“No more shots”). One of a number of powerful murals designed to call attention to protestors blinded after riot police shot them with rubber-coated buckshots (perdigones). Located near the Plaza Italia (recently renamed “Dignity Plaza” by protesters) in Santiago. 
Signs of destruction at an entrance to the Baquedano metro station near Plaza Italia, “ground zero” of the protest movement in Santiago. 
Evidence of destruction at an entrance to the Baquedano metro station near Plaza Italia — “ground zero” of the protest movement in Santiago. 
A shopkeeper watches the streets warily. Her store, like most in downtown Santiago, has been sealed with metal plates to prevent further damage.
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A final letter from Santiago, in photos
December 5, 2019
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