Good Nightmare...#41...The Island of Dolls Hanged...*

There are some places in this world that are immersed in a thick veil of mystery, these are places that have the ability in us to really shock us. These places often indicted worry us to the point of torment during sleep, with some real nightmares. One such place is really disturbing is an island located in Mexico, known as Isla de las Muñecas, the feature that makes this island unique is that over its entire area, there would be an incredible number of dolls hanged...*

The island of dolls is situated on what was once called Lake Xochimilco, the island is what is known as chinampas, namely: artificial islands built in the shallow areas of the lake, during the pre-Hispanic period as a means to increase agricultural production...*

 

 

Artificial islands were so lush that they were also known as "floating gardens", the large number of built chinampas subsequently contributed to the gradual shrinking of Lake Xochimilco in the system of channels that exist today. Today these many artificial islands have fallen in ruins and abandoned, however one of the chinampas all, they want to avoid seeing is threatening the island of dolls...*

 

 

The island of the dolls is one of the most terrifying of all Mexico, this because of his bizarre story began in 1950. In that year, a mysterious man, Julian Santana Barrera, am one of the islets of the lake, living in a hut , which he built.The peculiarity was that the mysterious individual does not use the island to cultivate fruit and vegetables, but rather to produce fuel. An event happened near the island occupied by Barrera, was the cause that he begin the odyssey of this gruesome place.Barrera is in fact found to be present at the drowning of a young girl near the island inhabited by him. This event turbo man, who claimed, to be haunted by the spirit of the young unfortunate. Later this man's behavior, already very strange, was gradually getting worse taking increasingly unusual attitudes. Barrera One day, he saw a drift, the man I interpret this as a sign, he decided to pick up and hang it, believing that it would thus dismissed the spirit of the girl who tormented him. Barrera haunted by nightmares, he began collecting many dolls and hung them on the Island...*

 

 

Legend has it that the infamous dolls come alive at night, protecting the island and her guardian from all over. Testimonials say, Barrerra speak and sing with dolls, taking care of them as if they were human beings.
This went on for years, until one day Barrera, was found dead. The strange thing was, that his body was found in the same place; where the girl died many years before...*

 

 

Local legend has it that the ghost of Barrera continue to inhabit the island, together with her dolls. Today the dolls even after a long time are, are still on the island. The stories of the paranormal that pervade La Isla de las Muñecas, have caught the attention of those looking for evidence that such phenomena occur, the television show Destination Truth organized an expedition on the Island...*

 

 

Local legend has it that the ghost of Barrera continue to inhabit the island, together with her dolls. Today the dolls even after a long time are, are still on the island. The stories of the paranormal that pervade La Isla de las Muñecas, have caught the attention of those looking for evidence that such phenomena occur, the television show Destination Truth organized an expedition on the Island...*

 

 

Over the years, the island of dolls has become truly one of the most famous chinampas of Xochimilco. All this only based on its reputation gloomy, and his bizarre story. Every year hundreds of people flock to the island to see her dolls...*

 

 

For the truly brave, today is relatively easy to book a tour to see the island, and is easily accessible by ferry. Guests can come and go, the dolls are, their bodies contorted hanging on trees and beady eyes staring all the people who pass such intimarle to leave as quickly as possible. Maybe Barrera is there, between her dolls to continue taking care of them forever...*