Research Paper On The Island Of The Doll

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The Island of the Dolls (Isla de las Muñecas) The island of the dolls is located in San Lorenzo, Xochimilco, Ciudad de México. It is known for all the dolls hanging in the trees throughout the small island. Don Julian Santana Barrera, owner of the island, was responsible for hanging up the dolls. The spooky island wasn’t discovered until the 1990s according to a Daily Mail article. Don Julian lived an isolated life on the small island near the canal in Xochimilco, a popular tourist attraction. Don Julian first began putting up the dolls when he came across the body of a little girl that drowned in the canal next to his island, “ he saw a doll floating by in the canal soon after.” (source A) He then proceeded to hang it up on a tree to