Dolls hang on a tree on the Island of the Dolls in Xochimilco, southern Mexico City

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Dolls hang on a tree on the Island of the Dolls in Xochimilco, southern Mexico City, July 29, 2012. The late Don Julian turned his "chinampa," a small artificial island where he grew food, into what is now known as the Island of the Dolls, as he hung dolls found floating around his home to scare away the ghost of a child who had drowned. Today visitors can tour the island as it is maintained by on of his nephews. Photo/Chico Sanchez

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Size: 5227px × 3485px
Location: Island of the Dolls, Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico
Photo credit: © Diego Jesus Sanchez Torres / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: america, bizarre, chinampa, city, creepy, doll, dolls, esoteric, island, lake, mexico, north, odd, outdoors, rare, scary, toys, weird, xochimilco