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title: "Strange And Unsettling Things About Mexico's 'Island of the Dolls'"  
description: "Let’s take a look at some unsettling things about the Island of the Dolls. Let's here witness the city’s most mysterious gems: the Island of Dolls."  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-11-20  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1614/strange-and-unsettling-things-about-mexico-s-island-of-the-dolls  
category: "travel"  
tags: ["Mexican Island", "Island of the doll's", "Mexico", "strange things", "unsettling things"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Strange And Unsettling Things About Mexico's 'Island of the Dolls'

![Strange And Unsettling Things About Mexico s Island of the Dolls](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/62898ff0-f914-4940-ac23-dfda289b816d/images/a61310ac-ab62-4a4f-8da1-60c04a9a119b.jpeg) ![Strange And Unsettling Things About Mexico s Island of the Dolls](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/62898ff0-f914-4940-ac23-dfda289b816d/images/eb7ca575-6492-41c2-bf17-91877a0bac92.jpeg) It’s a man-made island with a man-made story Known as Chinampa, the Island of Dolls is man-made ![Strange And Unsettling Things About Mexico s Island of the Dolls](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/62898ff0-f914-4940-ac23-dfda289b816d/images/5988aef6-8726-4d43-af05-e52524a0ca6f.jpeg) One doll was not enough Originally, Barrera only hung up one doll – the girl’s doll. ![Strange And Unsettling Things About Mexico s Island of the Dolls](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/62898ff0-f914-4940-ac23-dfda289b816d/images/94ffc447-0597-493f-a523-1348e3705bf6.jpeg) It has since been decorated with more dolls by others ![Strange And Unsettling Things About Mexico s Island of the Dolls](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/62898ff0-f914-4940-ac23-dfda289b816d/images/00c4af97-3ff4-485d-b122-cc231d850cf6.jpeg) Don’t expect pretty-looking dolls It’s not like Toys R Us on the Island of Dolls. ![Strange And Unsettling Things About Mexico s Island of the Dolls](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/62898ff0-f914-4940-ac23-dfda289b816d/images/a79c6dd1-3124-4423-b6d0-283723e98d20.jpeg) Santana even traded home-grown vegetables for dolls Santana was so desperate to get hold of dolls ![Strange And Unsettling Things About Mexico s Island of the Dolls](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/62898ff0-f914-4940-ac23-dfda289b816d/images/b3c34f36-2009-4361-a670-898bb2656368.jpeg) Some people think it’s all fictional Although many people like to believe the whole story as true ![Strange And Unsettling Things About Mexico s Island of the Dolls](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/62898ff0-f914-4940-ac23-dfda289b816d/images/4126f11e-98af-46cb-9ade-28aedd2407b0.jpeg) Barrera's cousin and their families now lives on the island

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