Mexico’s Zone of Silence Where Radio Signals Are Cut

Radio signals were cut off in the Zone of Silence, compasses are confused and did you know that meteors fall?

Yes, it sounds like a science fiction movie, but it’s real! Mysterious place located in the Chihuahuan desert in northern Mexico, It contains many unknowns.

What is a silence zone and why is it so special?

The Zone of Silence is located in the Chihuahuan desert in northern Mexico, where radio signals do not work and compasses surprisingly rotate on the stones. It is an area of ​​50 kilometers.

This region Located within the Mapimí Biosphere Reserve It is a large, largely uninhabited area of ​​approximately 400,000 hectares. This place is full of desolate terrain and mountain ridges.

It is thought that the magnetic distortions in the region are caused by underground magnetite deposits and meteorites.

Although the effects and even the location of the Zone of Silence are controversial, the region; It is located on the borders of the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Durango and Coahuila and lots of meteor activity It’s definitely hosted.

Some say this place is about UFOs and by extraterrestrial beings He even claims to have been visited. Throughout the 20th century, large meteorites fell south of Chihuahua, near the Zone of Silence.

In 1966, the national oil company called Pemex organized an expedition to explore the area.

Its leader, Augusto Harry de la Peña, named it the Zone of Silence because he was experiencing radio problems. But on July 11, 1970 The Zone of Silence made headlines.

At that time in Utah From a US air force base Athena rocket was launched. The rocket was supposed to crash near White Sands, New Mexico, but it veered off and crashed into the heart of the Zone of Silence.

The region has become the focus of international attention and some locals saw a tourism opportunity. Famous Nazi rocket scientist Wernher Von Braun came to the region to conduct research on behalf of the USA.

Von Braun confirmed the impact area by conducting survey flights and With the help of 300 Mexican workers A railway line was built across the desert. An American team later carried out excavations.

Americans brought temporary dormitories, laboratories, kitchens, and medical facilities and set them up in the desert.

They even built a runway to transport cargo directly to Houston. They transported tons of debris by rail. These events in the region increased interest in the area, and a few years later the Mexican government established the Mapimí Biosphere Reserve.

In addition to meteors in the Zone of Silence, extraordinary There is flora and fauna. This magical area continues to be a center of attraction for those interested in the paranormal.

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