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Is There a Secret El Salvador Prison Project? Or Just a Big Dirt Pile Playhouse?

In today’s dose of strange news that has me scratching my head harder than I do when contemplating my SEO strategies, Reddit users have discovered something peculiar on the grounds of CECOT, El Salvador’s so-called “hellish” maximum-security prison. Not your typical news, right? But hear me out—this isn’t about contraband or celebrity prison visits; it’s about a mysterious mound. Yes, a literal mound of dirt and who knows what else, which has sparked a wildfire of speculation across the web.

Now, I’ve been in this online world long enough to know that sometimes, when things look fishy, they are. But other times? Well, guess you find out it was just Mother Nature playing hide and seek with Google Maps. But still, let’s not ignore the elephant—or should I say, the dirt pile—in the room. CECOT has never been just your straightforward lock-’em-up-and-throw-away-the-key kind of place. With Trump discussing plans for more facilities and the country dealing with human rights criticisms, what’s one more oddity?

Here’s the part where I find myself torn. On one hand, this could just be the construction of a new, slightly less infernal, part of the prison. Maybe they’re building a rec hall? You know, a bit of a “Where’s Waldo?” for prisoners. Yet, on the other hand… what if it’s not? What if there’s something more sinister, something that’s not just folklore but a deeply hidden, literal monstrosity? After all, Reddit is the birthplace of many a conspiracy theory, so why not this one?

The image is fuzzy, details sparse, and wildly open to interpretation. It’s like watching an old VHS tape where you’re not sure if that shadow in the background is part of the movie or just a smudge on the screen. So here I am, torn between dismissing this as another virtual cliffhanger, or pondering what nefarious project could be lurking underneath that innocent mound of earth.

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Reddit users have raised concerns after spotting a ‘mystery mound’ appear on the site of El Salvador’s fearsome prison.

The Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) has been continuously hitting the headlines in recent months, for less than desirable reasons.

Between human rights campaigners calling out the hellish conditions inmates are subjected to and the US striking a controversial deal to deport people to CECOT, there’s a lot to talk about.

President Donald Trump is paying El Salvador $6 million to imprison around 300 alleged gang members there for one year, according to AP News.

The outlet also reported that the Trump administration may also set another whopping $15 million aside to send more people over to be imprisoned at CECOT, which has been dubbed the ‘worst’ prison in the world.

Trump excitedly discussed plans to send US criminals to CECOT with El Salvador’s leader earlier this week (Alex Pena/Anadolu via Getty Images)

But it’s not just gang members who face being put on a one-way flight to El Salvador, as the country’s leader, Nayib Bukele, has also offered to take in ‘dangerous criminals currently in custody’ in the States.

This includes US citizens – and as Bukele and Trump met in the White House on Monday (14 April), the pair discussed their excitement for the plans.

Trump told Bukele he needs ‘to build about five more places’, in reference to prisons like CECOT, while chillingly stating that ‘the home growns are next’, apparently alluding to the prospect of sending over US nationals.

He added: “I just asked [Bukele] – it’s this massive complex that he built, jail complex – I said, ‘Can you build some more of them please?’ As many as we can get out of our country.”

Focus has now once again fallen upon CECOT after social media users claim to have spotted a mysterious mound of dirt on the prison complex via Google Maps, according to Metro.

Reddit users have spotted a mysterious ‘mound’ on the prison complex (Google Maps)

A concerning screen recording, believed to have been originally taken on the satellite imagery site in March, was shared by a Reddit user which appeared to show an unusual mound alongside some outbuildings.

The original poster claimed: “This was posted in another group, but I wanted to share here as well. Apple Maps has blurred these, but Google is still live.”

The strange imagery has attracted a lot of attention as there is hardly any activity seen outdoors at CECOT, where there is no external recreational space for inmates.

Authorities in El Salvador say prisoners only leave their cells for online hearings or solitary confinement, the BBC previously reported.

The sprawling mega-prison does not have any outdoor facilities for inmates to use (Camilo Freedman/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

It is unclear what the alleged ‘mound’ actually is, or what it is being used for, but Reddit users have been sharing some scary theories online.

One worried speculator said: “The image is so blurry, I don’t want to jump to conclusions…but if that’s what I think it is…I’m going to be sick.”

Another wrote: “‘I don’t think people realise how brutal El Salvador is.”

And a third added: “I really hope it’s just a mundane explanation.”

Others even suggested pooling funds together to pay for high resolution images of CECOT from above to confirm their suspicions.