by Maledicta | Oct 29, 2018 | Interesting People, Oddities and Curiosities
Elvira Mondragón Garcia’s cranial creations range from the size of a gumball to the size of an actual human head! In the atrium of the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago, behind a row of stanchions, is an array of skulls made of compressed sugar....
by Maledicta | Nov 6, 2017 | Halloween 365
The Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) is celebrated in central and southern Mexico on November 1st and 2nd. This interesting holiday is a hybrid of the modern Catholic holidays of All Saints and All Souls Days and the ancient traditions of the indigenous...
by Maledicta | Sep 19, 2017 | Weird Tourism
Are you planning your next vacation and wondering, “Where can I go to visit an island covered with creepy hanging decaying dolls?” Turns out you’re in luck! I have just the place for you. It’s called Isla de las Munecas or Island of the Dolls, and it’s one of Mexico’s...
