Mexico is an extremely popular country among tourists with an amazing original culture and unusual sights. There is one unique place here - the Island of Puppets, which tourists like to visit, wanting to tickle their nerves.
History of the Puppet Islands, Mexico
In the vicinity of Sochimilko, among the famous Aztec channels, the mysterious Island of the dead dolls of Mexico was lost. Visitors to this place have an eerie look, reminiscent of a shot from a horror film: on the trees, pillars and buildings, terrible and disfigured dolls are hung. According to rumors, the attraction was created by Julian Santana Barrera, who led a reclusive way of life. The man began to collect the dolls thrown into trash bins from 1950 after a girl drowned before his eyes. The collected toys were hung up on an abandoned island: the hermit believed that the spirit of a small drowned woman sucks.
There is another version according to which Julian Santana Barrera caught puppets from reservoirs and hung around the house to appease the ghost of the drowned girl who came to him. The hermit even changed his cultivated vegetables and fruits for broken dolls. However, the Island of the Dead Puppets until the beginning of the 90s of last century was little known. And thanks to the program of cleaning channels of Sochimilko this mysterious landmark has gained popularity. By the way, the creator of the island drowned in 2001 in one of the channels.
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The island of abandoned dolls today
Now the Island of Puppies are rushing not so few tourists. You can get there only by boat, and by the way, no communications and electricity have been conducted there. Order on the island is supported by the relatives of Julian Santan Barrera at the expense of those donations that tourists leave. Visitors can see about 1000 eerie exhibits. And so that the dolls are not angry for the invasion and do not pursue, it is customary to bring gifts with them.
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