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Caja de Muertos Lighthouse in 1898.. The name Caja de Muertos (coffin) literally translates "dead man's chest" from Spanish. The name most likely comes from the original French name for the island, Coffre à Mort, first given by 18th century French writer and explorer Jean Baptist Labat due to the island's shape. [2]
It is believed the island is only some 4,000 years old, and stone art left on the island attests it has been visited by man over milennnia. [6] Taíno natives made frequent trips to the island on fishing expeditions, and when they were defeated by the Spanish during the 1511 battle of Spanish–Taíno War for Borikén, the natives attempted a retreat to the Caja de Muertos but shortly ...
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The beach and Los Muertos Pier, which serves as a base for water taxis to Yelapa.. The beach has Los Muertos Pier. [2] Restaurants along the beach include The Blue Shrimp, El Dorado, and La Palapa.
"Jornada del Muerto" is the title of a song that appears on Linkin Park's album A Thousand Suns, which is a concept album dealing with nuclear warfare. "Jornada del Muerto #20" is the title of a song that appears on Centro-matic's 2008 double album Dual Hawks. "Jornada del Muerto" is the title of a song that appears on Nadja's album Excision.
Salar del Hombre Muerto (transl. Salt Pan of the Dead Man) is a salt pan in Argentina, in the Antofagasta de la Sierra Department [2] on the border between the Salta and Catamarca Provinces. [3] It covers an area of 600 square kilometres (230 sq mi) and is in part covered by debris.
Ojo del Muerto, (Spring of the Dead Man) was an historical artesian spring in Cañon del Muerto in the southern Fra Cristobal Range nearby to the southeast of the later site of Fort McRae that operated in McRae Canyon from 1863 to 1876.
Isla El Muerto is an island in the Gulf of California east of the Baja California Peninsula. The island is uninhabited and is part of San Felipe Municipality.