In the world there are many places considered cursed .Some are sinister such as the Cortijo Jurado in Malaga, Spain, or the Borley Rectory, the most enchanted house in England, but others are places of singular beauty. The one that occupies us is one of these last places.Under the surface of a beautiful lake, the disturbing legend of the deaths that occurred in the place is heard in the form of whispers. Curse of Piramide Lake in Nevada.
Curse of Piramide Lake
The Piramide Lake is a salt lake found in the state of Nevada, in the USA and is currently part of an Indian reservation.Because of its uniqueness it is a place very visited by tourists and locals.It takes its name from a cone-shaped limestone formation that stands out in the water.The beauty of the place, which even uses Apple as one of the screen protection images, hides dark and mysterious stories of murders, curses, disappearances and strange creatures.
Since ancient times the Paiute tribe lived in the surroundings of the lake.There was a legend that spoke of a man who fell in love with a strange creature, similar to a mermaid, who lived in the lake.He took her to the village to marry her and her neighbors mocked her urging him to return her to the water.The siren, enraged, cursed the people and said that all who lived near the lake would suffer des thanks and hardships.They also believed that in the water lived demonic beings similar to little devils who dragged people to the bottom of the lake and were the spirits of unwanted paiute babies and killed in the lake.
When the Europeans began to reach the area of Lake Piramide, the paiute lived and traded in peace with them, but with the beginning of mining they began to destroy the vegetation and kill the animals and herds that supposed the livelihood of the tribe.The paiute began to attack the settlers to defend their livelihood.In the surroundings of the lake two important clashes between settlers and paiutes took place that left hundreds of victims especially among the natives Americans.
Since then many people have heard strange voices, whispers and shouts when they approach the water.Legend says that hearing those voices attract bad luck.The locals have a saying: "If you hear the voices you will have bad luck, if you see them: you're dead" .
Statistically it seems that the Curse of the Piramide Lake had some truth since there are many people who, especially in spring, have drowned in its crystalline waters or disappeared in the area.An unusual number of car accidents have also been recorded and failures in electronic equipment.The skeptics believe that disappearances are due, among other things, to internal currents and to a possible network of tunnels that communicates several lakes in the region and causes bodies not to emerge.
Have you ever heard of the curse of Piramide Lake ? Are there such mysterious places in your area? Tell us!
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