The mummy is thought to be that of a Christian ... The Chinchorro people from Chile's Atacama Desert are thought to be the first some 7,000 years ago - pre-dating the Egyptians' by 2,000 years.

which is home to some of the oldest mummies in the world, as per chile.travel. Foodies are also encouraged to try Azapa olive bread, a beloved local staple. The Atacama desert, which fringes the ...

POLICE have uncovered a creepy well-preserved mummy hidden in an alleged smuggler’s house after a shock raid. The mummy is thought to be that of a Christian person from the Middle Ages.

(page 1428, this issue) analyzed DNA isolated from bone marrow of mummies excavated from the Atacama desert in north Chile. People buried in cemeteries of this region were naturally mummified by ...

can bring unexpected snow to places like the Sahara and Atacama. These bizarre weather events reveal how climate shifts and atmospheric conditions create once-in-a-lifetime phenomena. [desert ...

1). The Museo Archeologia San Miguel around the Azapa valley and the Museo Padre le Paige in the Atacama Desert preserve mummies excavated from ruins of cemeteries. The age of each mummy was ...

The dry Atacama Desert has preserved many of these mummies until today. Jannina Campos, an archeologist at the Chinchorro Management Center, said the oldest mummies were found in Caleta Camarones.

Thousands of foreign travellers visit the geysers, salt flats, oases and volcanoes of north Chile's Atacama Desert. It is located on the Pacific coast of South America, in the north of the country.

The Atacama Desert in Chile is home to one of the world’s richest copper belts, though the inhospitable enviroment makes it challenging to explore and develop. The exceedingly dry, high-altitude ...

At first sight, orange and off-white shards of rocks surrounded by dust and dirt are all you can see for thousands of desolate kilometres in the Atacama Desert of Chile. This is one of the driest ...

After thousands of rare Chilean cacti were found in the house of an Italian collector, a years-long trial slowly unravelled how they got there – and is setting a precedent for dealing with ...