Drinking The Cool Aid

The Island of the dolls // 183 // La Isla de las Munecas


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The Island of the Dolls also known as La Isla de las Munecas is a chinampa located in the channels of Xochimilco, south of the center of Mexico City, Mexico.  The former owner, Don Julian Santana Barrera began collecting and hanging dolls all over.  Many local legends surround the island and the dolls, and some believe that it's haunted.
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RESOURCES:

  • Isla De Las Munecas Is The Island Of Decapitated Dolls From Your Nightmares | HuffPost Life 
  • History of the ‘Island of the Dolls’ near Mexico City | by Sabana Grande | Lessons from History | Medium 
  • Real story behind 'haunted' Island of the Dolls in Mexico (nypost.com) 
  • Phobias: Causes, Types, Treatment, Symptoms & More (healthline.com) 
  • La Isla de las Muñecas (Island of the Dolls) – Mexico City, Mexico - Atlas Obscura 
  • Isla de las Muñecas – The Island of the Dolls (isladelasmunecas.com) 
  • Here’s The Story Of The Island Of The Dolls, And Why People Go To Mexico Just To Visit (thetravel.com) 
  • The haunting story of the man who built the Island of Dolls | Guinness World Records 
  • Amazon.com: The Island of the Dolls: A Concise History of the Island and Legend eBook : Breckin, Edmund: Kindle Store 
  • La Llorona – Weeping Woman of the Southwest – Legends of America 
  • Island Of Dolls (Isla De Las Munecas) | Most haunted place in Mexico DOCUMENTARY - Bing video 
  • Abandoned Island of the Dolls | Xochimilco, Mexico - Bing video 
  • ISLAND OF THE DOLLS (ISLA DE LAS MUNECAS) MEXICO'S MOST HAUNTED PLACES - Bing video 
  • Isla de las Muñecas is Filled With Neg

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