The White Caver

The underground counterpart of the Black Climber, known to everyone who goes into caves across the former Soviet Union. What makes him white is calcite, settled on his clothes over years below ground. Meeting him traditionally means the party has lost the route. Cavers have a half-joking initiation rite for newcomers in which he is described — a rare case of folklore whose carriers know perfectly well it is folklore, and which is none the weaker for it.

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Fuerte de Bhangarh

Las ruinas de una ciudad india del siglo XVII, declarada oficialmente por el Servicio Arqueológico de la India el lugar más embrujado del país: la entrada está prohibida después de la puesta de sol.