Another story from Tina on Peruvian mummies

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The Fascinating Afterlife of Peru's Mummies

From atop bejeweled thrones and sacred mountaintops, the Inca dead continued to wield incredible power over the living
Ancient mummified bodies stand guard over windswept deserts near the Nazca and Ica mountain summits. (© Charles Rennie/Robert Harding World Imagery/Corbis)










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