By soyunasantacruz on Skatehive
Curiosity killed the cat, as the saying goes, but I came out alive and kicking. 😆 For years, I had wanted to explore and get to know this place on the shores of the Taiguaiguai lagoon in Venezuela. It is an old building that belonged to a brothel. It had no flashy signs, but at night its flashing lights were the identification and reminder of what used to operate there. As I live in the community opposite, whenever I left the neighbourhood I would see this abandoned building from afar. A few months ago, the regional government decided to rebuild it and hold a prayer service in honour of the Venezuelan saint José Gregorio Hernández, and the renovations began. A few days ago, I invited my brother to accompany me to this building. It was a Sunday and there were no workers on site. The renovations look nice from the outside, and the freshly painted walls hide the fact that it was in ruins until recently. A small square is the centre and what you see at first glance is a statue, still wrap