5 most terrible places on the planet

Hanging Coffins of the Sagada, Philippines

Inhabitants of the mountainous province of Sagada believe: the higher the body of the deceased is buried above the earth, the closer his soul is to paradise. Therefore, for 2.5 thousand years local residents have buried their loved ones in coffins attached to the limestone rocks by ropes. It looks very, very creepy. Especially when near the grave a chair is tied to a rock, on which the deceased was seated just before his death.

Catacombs of Paris, France

These underground tunnels appeared during the extraction of limestone for the construction of Parisian temples and palaces. At the end of the 18th century, the remains of local cemeteries were reburied here, because they turned into real sources of plague and other deadly infections. In total, the remains of 6 million bodies underwent antibacterial treatment and were used as walls and supports.

Magic Market of Akodeszew, Togo

On the shelves of this eerie market, voodoo, you will see many of the most varied attributes of the African religion. The assortment mainly consists of all kinds of dried insects, reptiles and animals: antelope heads, leopard paws, monkey tails, buffalo horns, crocodile teeth, bones, beaks of all kinds of birds. Often travelers buy souvenirs here, completely unaware that with their help, local residents transmit to them diseases, poverty, curses and other ills.

Hill of Crosses, Lithuania

In fact, this is not a terrible and even a very good place, but its horrendous appearance is due to one old legend. Tradition says that there was once on the mountain a temple that fell through the ground. One person, who has fallen ill with his beloved daughter, decided to put a cross in the name of saving his child in this holy place. So he did, and after a while the daughter completely recovered. Thus, the locals decided that the establishment of any cross on the mountain (and here a huge number of them - of a variety of shapes and sizes) necessarily lead to a positive outcome of the difficult situation, and turned the hill into what you see now.

Aktun-Tunichil-Muknal Cave, Belize

This place is a monument of the Maya tribe. Skeletons, ceramic and stone products were found in the cave. The most famous of the skeletons was called the Crystal Girl. It is the remains of a girl brought to a ritual sacrifice. For a long time they were covered with natural layers and sparkled like crystal when they were found.

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