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04-15-2010, 12:22 PM
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Re: Island of the Dolls
Very touching, informative, well written. Photos are splendidly arranged. This is very good. It impresses me. I can't help but to suspect that Mr. Santana might have done himself in.  |
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07-02-2010, 01:08 PM
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 Iä! Iä! Cthulhu Fhtagn! Poster Rank:480 Girl :) Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,186 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 2 Post(s)
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Re: Island of the Dolls
The Island of Dolls, La Isla de las Munecas in Spanish, is known by many and respected by most. On a small island on Teshuilo Lake, between Xochimilco and Mexico City, three young girls were playing in the area when one drowned. Of course the area become known as a haunted spot and few trespassed on the land. A loner by the name of Julian Santana chose the place to live and honored the spirit child, said to haunt the area, with dolls. Often, Santana would find old discarded dolls to bring to the island as an offering. The dolls, tied to trees, in addition to a special alter he constructed for the child, became known by locals. What was also learned was that Santana had a wonderful garden of fresh produce. Locals began bringing old dolls in trade for fresh vegetables. The trade increased the collection so much that the island now has an amazing collection of thousands of dolls in various stages of disintegration.  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  ·  · |
