If you are a fan of movies, then you surely watched or at least heard about "Cast Away". The masterpiece with Chuck Noland as the main character, who survived a plane crash only to find himself stuck on an isolated island in a die or survive thriller. For most of us, the movie was very enjoyable itself. But let me ask you: Have you ever imagined yourself in a similar situation? If not, then we will play a harmless little game. Close your eyes and think about being in the place of Chuck Noland, but of course, we will change some of the circumstances to make things more fun. Looks interesting right? well bear with me a little.
Now imagine this: You got lost (due to whatever reason you want) in a desert, but not any normal one. A desert where any communication technology, regardless of how advanced it is, become worthless and unable to do anything even for the american army! In other words, you are stuck in the middle of an isolated hell where none is able to locate your position to rescue you. But that's not all of it, because if that doesn't sound bad enough already then I have to tell you that this place has witnessed a lot of unexplained paranormal activities to this day... In short, this will be your worst nightmare. This nightmare, my friend, is actually more real than you think, precisely in Mexico, and it's called: "La zona del silencio".
The silent zone of of Mapimi is a desert located in the north of mexico, and it wasn't given that name randomly. It deserved that name due to the abnormal events happening there, which made many compare it with the triangle of the devil. Well then, let's break the silence and dive into the details. The area wasn't recognized to the world before July 1970, when an american test rocket went off-course and fell in Mapimi desert region for unknown reasons. Later, when a group of the american air force went there to invstigate the case, they couldn't believe what they will discover later : That area is completly isolated and it's impossible to communicate using radios or any other device, even satellites couldn't help there! But how is that even possible?
Well, there are mainly 2 theories trying to explain that; the first one suggest that the fallen rocket was carrying some radioactive elements, and after the crash, the soil absorbed the elements and became contamined, causing changes in the radiology of the area which led to those weird things happening. The second theory is even more interesting as it links the silent zone with the Bermuda triangle, based on 2 factors: First, both of them are located on the same latitude. Second, the scientific name of the desert is: The sea of Thetys"! Yes that's right, a sea! Scientists found some fossils which proves that the place was submerged in water thousands of years ago.
So now i can almost hear you asking: Did the silent zone got this reputation from that alone? definitely not! The few people who lives there allegedly reported many abnormal events going around: Weird lights in the sky, mass deceasing of animals without an obvious reason, birds losing their sense of directions flying there, suspicious flyign plates and even eyewitnesses talking about aliens visiting them! The family claims that 3 alien looking creatures, 2 males and a female with very long blond hair, knocked on their door and asked for some water using fluent spanish, and when they were questioned about the place they came from, they pointed up and said: " from above"!
The problem is none can confirm or deny those claims yet, but sure thing is the silent zone will keep its mysteries holded for some more time, and just like the island of the dolls, we might not be able to see the real story unfolded...
Thank you for reading!
Reading such amazing stories makes me want to actually become an explorer myself so that I can experience first hand the reality of all these stories I have been reading and to verify its authenticity. I hope to have the opportunity one day.