A broken kayak, a lost morning and the Island of the Dolls

Mexico City’s most famous, and macabre, landmark lies on a waterlogged chinampa an hour to the south of the center. Filled with hundreds of disfigured dolls, the history of the island is unclear.

While legend and rumour has swirled around the true story of Julián Santana, the man who created a bizarre menagerie, Charlotte Smith wonders if there might be more to the story than we first think.