8 creepy places on earth that few dare to visit (9 photos)

The world is big and full of mysteries. And on earth there are such mysterious areas where only very brave people dare to go. In that post you will learn about really "terrible" places.





1. Capelados, Evora, Portugal



Évora Cathedral is located in Portugal. The bone chapel was built in the 16th century by the monks of a Franciscan monastery. For building There were several reasons for such an unusual place. In the 16th century in the vicinity Évora had 42 monastic cemeteries, which occupied large areas, which could be used for other purposes. Moreover, at that time there were constant epidemics, so there was no place to bury people. Then decided to build a new chapel using the bones buried 5,000 monks. From floor to ceiling, the chapel is decorated with bones. There are also separate relics of a woman and a child. They used to hang on wall, and now lie in separate transparent boxes. And knocked out at the exit the inscription "Our bones lying here are waiting for your bones."

2. Museum of Mummies, Mexico



Mummies of Guanajuato - collection in a natural way mummified bodies buried during a cholera outbreak in Mexican Guanajuato in 1833. The museum houses the preserved the remains of 111 mummies that were discovered between 1865 and 1958. Guanajuato is considered one of the main tourist attractions in Mexico. True, too creepy.

3. Sedlec Crypt, Czech Republic



The ossuary in Sedlec, Czech Republic is one of those attractions that evoke mixed and highly ambiguous feelings. Ossuary or Cemetery Church of All Saints is a small medieval church located in suburb of Kutná Hora, 80 km from Prague. Once he was famous for the rich silver mines, but after their closure of the only tourist This church, built from 40 thousand human bones. In this temple, the bones are not only preserved, but also are the main elements of the interior. Due to this feature few people dare to visit the ossuary one by one, and even in Night time.

4. Truk Lagoon, Micronesia



Truk Lagoon is a unique natural formation with an area of more 2000 square kilometers in the form of a lake located in the middle of the Pacific ocean, near the coast of Micronesia. At the bottom of her crystal clear waters there is a huge cemetery of military equipment. Hiding under the waters Japanese fleet with many planes, ships and tanks that grow in coral reefs every year is getting stronger. This tragedy happened in during World War II, in 1944, American fighters carried out Operation Hilton, aimed at destroying the Japanese fleet and aircraft located at airfields. In an instant this paradise has become a mass grave for military equipment and the military, who did not leave their combat posts.

5. Aokigahara Forest, Japan



The Aokigahara Forest is located at the foot of Mount Fuji and is known as a place where people commit suicide. Over the past 50 years, thousands people disappeared into the forest, presumably to commit suicide. This sinister place also has a dark past. Presumably, it is in Aokigahara began the ubasute ritual. Ubasute is the practice of leaving old people die alone. People believe that evil people live in the forest perfume.

6. Cabayan Caves, Philippines



Kabayan is a municipality within the province of Benguet in the north. Philippines. For centuries, the people of the northern Philippines have mummified their dead and buried them in underground caves. Burials were discovered in the 20th century. They were left unprotected, causing the caves were partially looted. They are now open to the public, but limited because elders and the Philippine government are trying preserve exhibits as much as possible. But the locals now believe that this whole area is cursed.

7. Kasanka National Park, Zambia



From year to year for just a few weeks in a small grove national pKasanka arch in Zambia, near the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo, huge flocks gather straw yellow fruit bats, also called bats foxes to raid the local fruit shops every night. trees. Arriving, they occupy literally every branch. Millions of these characterized by miniature bats, the second largest in the whole Africa, with an average wingspan of 75 cm, stuffed into a small grove. According to scientists, the number of their colony is about 15 million. Brave tourists come to watch bats in dusk or dawn.

8. Witch Market, in Lima, Peru



At the Mercado de Brujas, or the Witches' Market, in Lima, Peru, you you can find everything you need to cast any spell. More often all merchants offer ritual items such as snakeskin, sea shells, cactus leaves and khatun hampi (a mixture of local mud, stones, seeds and spices). And if you don't know how use, healers and healers are at your service here to help with procedures. Naturally, this place has a bad reputation.