Central Mexico Highlands / Guanajuato - Museo de Momias

Photo by Jeff Robbins, S/V Vesper
September 2002

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Guanajuato - Museo de Momias

We just couldn't resist coming here. To make space in the cemetery they exhume bodies from the cemetery on a regular basis. Because of the environment here, the bodies are mummified in a short period of time - just 5 or 6 years. Those bodies that they feel are "museum quality" get put into display cases. We think they particularly like the ones that look the most hideous and frightening.