ISLA DE LA MUNECAS (Island of the dolls, Mexico)

mysterious world
Apr 29, 2022
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The island if the dolls is located in the channels of xochimilco, south center of Mexico City very close to Azteca football stadium.

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Thousands of broken or deteriorated dolls of various styles are found throughout the island. The island was owned by Don Julian Santana. He left his wife and child and moved onto the island more than 50 years ago.

Don Julian believed that he had witnessed a girl getting drowned in the lake. Whether any such girl really died there or was at it all just a part of Don Julian’s imagination is a subject of debate. Nobody, not even his family believed that any such thing happened. But what happened afterwards is even creepier. Perhaps Don Julian’s complete life from then on revolved around thia particular incident.

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Allegedly Don Julian started experiencing inexplicable situations, he became really scared and hung up the dolls he had found in the canals and garbage. He believed that those dolls would ward off evil spirits and would also serve as a sign of respect for the little girl who drowned there. After that he started hearing even more sounds, whispers, footsteps, screams etc in the darkness even though he was miles away from the civilisation. He was haunted by whispers that he would hear in the dead of the night even though he was on the island all by himself. For the next 50 or so years, out of fear he would hang even more dolls on trees. He would exchange even his crops for dolls. He used to hang the dolls in the same condition as he had found them making them even more hideous.

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According to his relatives, it was as if Julian was being driven by some unseen force that completely changed him.In 2001 Julian was found dead on the same place where the girl had drowned (it is said that he died of heartattack). Since Julian’s death the island has become one of the most popular tourist location even appearing on shows like ghost adventures, Amazon Prime lore and buzfeed unsolved.

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Soon after that, as the news began spreading about the mis-happenings at the island and the paranormal activity people started visiting the island. They would often bring dolls with them as an offering to pay tribute to the girl and Don julian. According to many tourists, they can hear whispers on the island and they eyes of the dolls appears to be following them. It is believed that people could see dolls turning their heads from the corner of their eyes. Now whether these stories are true or not, we have to atleast admit that the island is one of the creepiest places to be.