2021年10月30日 · Deep in the heart of the canals of Xochimilco — Mexico City’s last vestige of the Aztecs — is one of the world’s most haunted and tragic locations: the Island of the Dolls. Here, on this single...

2019年10月31日 · The story of La Isla de las Muñecas ("The Island of the Dolls") is intimately entwined with the story of Don Julian Santana Barrera. A native of Xochimilco, a borough of Mexico City, Don Julian left his wife and family sometime in the mid-20th century to sequester himself on an island on Teshuilo Lake.

2024年10月4日 · Know the true story of the Isla de las Muñecas, a chinampa where terrifying dolls live and safeguard this place from evil spirits . Among Mexico City’s spookiest stories is that of the Isla de las Muñecas de Xochimilco. It is a sinister legend that has attracted the attention of neighbors and visitors.

2022年10月26日 · The aptly named Island of the Dolls, or La Isla de las Muñecas, is home to the world’s largest collection of haunted dolls. Although, perhaps the only thing truly haunted in this story is the man who lived there, a hermit named Don Julian Santana Barrera, who was allegedly haunted by the spirit of a drowned girl.

2020年12月2日 · The Island of the Dolls is located just south of Mexico City, between the canals of Xochimilco. The Island of the Dolls was never intended to be a tourist destination. With the dark past and thrilling history of the place, one cannot help but be mystified by what the Mexicans call La Isla de las Muñecas.

The Island of the Dolls (Spanish: La Isla de las Muñecas) is a chinampa of the Laguna de Tequila located in the channels of Xochimilco, south of the center of Mexico City, Mexico.

2022年10月30日 · The dolls have made this island their home since 1950 when, according to local folklore, a child fell into the water from a chinampa — an artificial island built on fresh water for agricultural ...

2018年4月16日 · In Season 10 of Ghost Adventures, the team travels to Xochimilco, Mexico to investigate the Island of the Dolls. The staff reported hearing many strange noises, and seeing an apparition. The television series Destination Truth also featured an episode devoted to the island during their third season.

Thoughts on the piece: The only facts that are known of the legend is that the island was originally owned by Julian Santa Barrera, the alleged old man from the story. He started the tradition of hanging dolls up in the trees of the island, but there is no way of knowing if she had a niece or if she drowned in the canals.

2019年10月31日 · Several broken or worn-down dolls are displayed, hung on trees or fences on the small island. The island originally belonged to a man named Don Julián Santana Barrera. The legend goes that...