The Mapimi Silent Zone is the popular name for a desert patch near the Bolsón de Mapimí in Durango, Mexico.  It is the subject of urban legend that claims it is a zone where radio signals and any type of communication cannot be received, overlapping the Mapimí Biosphere Reserve. You’re cut off from the rest of the world, gadgets stop working like cellphones, radios, or compasses; everything breaks down when you enter this land.  
Researchers have dubbed this zone the ‘Mar de Tetys’, or the Sea of Tethys. This Mapimi Silent Zone was once completely submerged in water. The area has evidenced by traces of marine life fossils found in the area. Scientists state the territory has seen an unusually large number of falling meteorites. This could be because of increased magnetism levels observed in the area.
In July 1970, the U.S. military launched an Athena test missile near Green River, Utah, toward White Sands.  The Missile Range lost control and fell in the Mapimí Desert region. When the rocket went off course, it was carrying two small containers of cobalt 57, a radioactive element. After one month of searching, the local farmers found and reported the crash in the northeast corner of the state of Durango.
Once the rocket was found, a road was built, and the missile wreckage and a small amount of contaminated topsoil were transported away. As a consequence, the US Air Force recovery operation found a number of myths and legends relating to the area. A local resident hired to guard the crash debris during recovery operations supported the spreading of these rumors.
Moreover, legends include “strange magnetic anomalies that prevent radio transmission,”  mutations of flora and fauna, and extraterrestrial visitations. There are lots of stories of aliens and unidentified flying objects in the zone. People often get lost in the zone. When this happens, sometimes tall blond beings appear out of nowhere.
The phenomenon is now claimed to have been first reported in the 1930s by Francisco Sarabia. A Mexican pilot first reported that his radio functions had mysteriously failed while flying over the area. Similar claims have been made by other people who have visited the zone, that radio signals didn’t work and compasses were unusable.
This Mapimi Silent Zone is sometimes compared to the notorious Bermuda Triangle, as both are located between parallels 26 and 28. People come from all over the world to experience this silence zone and look for the ever-illusive.  However, sometimes we attempt to communicate with otherworldly beings.
Nevertheless, when it compasses, communications equipment is shown to work accurately in the zone. The local paranormal enthusiasts claim that “the zone moves around.”. Residents, who do not accept the zone’s existence, call such enthusiasts “zoneros” or “silenciosos”, and say their activities have an adverse effect on the region.
The zone’s overall effects are disputed. However, without any doubt, this zone sits on the borders of the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Durango, and Coahuila, and has an abundance of celestial activity, including, visits from UFOs and extraterrestrials.
This is a starkly beautiful and compelling part of the world, but it is remote: Escalón has fewer than 1,000 inhabitants, and Ceballos has just over 3,000. Their populations diminished as passenger rail service was abandoned and young people moved to the city or the U.S. Other than a few ranches, the desert itself is essentially empty.
The Mapimi Silent Zone has under-explored delights, such as a hacienda abandoned over a century ago, during the tumult of the Mexican Revolution, and thermal springs tucked into a cave. If you’re brave enough, then come and get lost in one of the weirdest locations found on earth. This is a dry desert, and the dry season starts between Nov and May.  
The Mapimi Silent Zone area is surrounded by mesquite, cactus, and guamis with brilliant yellow flowers resembling buttercups. Even so, the legend is now being used to help promote tourism in the region. Other claims are that the area attracts meteorites and causes various mental problems.
People often get lost in the Zone. When this happens, sometimes tall blond beings appear out of nowhere. Photo Credit: Analucia Tamez
People often get lost in the zone. When this happens, sometimes tall blond beings appear out of nowhere. Photo Credit: Analucia Tamez
The area has evidenced by traces of marine life fossils found in the area. Scientists state the territory has seen an unusually great number of falling meteorites. Photo Credit: Analucia Tamez
The area has been evidenced by traces of marine life fossils found in the area. Scientists state the territory has seen an unusually large number of falling meteorites. Photo Credit: Analucia Tamez
Researchers have dubbed this zone as the ‘Mar de Tetys’, or the Sea of Thetys. This area was once completely submerged in water.
Researchers have dubbed this zone the ‘Mar de Tetys’, or the Sea of Thetys. This area was once completely submerged in water.
You’re cut off from the rest of the world, gadgets stop working like cellphones, radio, or compass everything breaks down when you enter this land.
You’re cut off from the rest of the world, gadgets stop working like cellphones, radio, or compass everything breaks down when you enter this land.
It is the subject of an urban lore that claims it is a zone where radio signals and any type of communications cannot be receives overlapping the Mapimí Biosphere Reserve.
It is the subject of urban legend that claims it is a zone where radio signals and any type of communication cannot be received, overlapping the Mapimí Biosphere Reserve.
The Mapimi Silent Zone is the popular name for a desert patch where radio signals or any type of communications cannot be receives.
This is an area surrounded by mesquite, cactus, and guamis with brilliant yellow flowers resembling buttercups.
Also Read: Sunset Crater of Arizona
Source: Atlas Obscura ! Wikipedia

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