| Chile is famous for its romantic and inspiring | | | | the methods changed becoming less complex. |
| landscapes, which show a discrepancy from the | | | | The black method of mummifying involved |
| Atacama Desert to Patagonia. The stunning | | | | dismemberment of the deceased person, which |
| wilderness of volcanoes, lakes, deserts and forests | | | | means that the arms, the head and the legs were |
| lures most of the people to spend their leisure | | | | separated from the torso, and then the skin of the |
| vacations in Chile. People can go to the beaches on | | | | body, was removed. After that, the body was dried; |
| the lengthy Pacific coast-line of Chile and enjoy some | | | | the tissue and flesh were stripped off from the bones, |
| exciting water sports. | | | | including removing the brain. Then they re-assembled |
| For the lovers of the nature, there are endless | | | | the body, strengthened the bones with splints, stuffed |
| exploring terrains, including the Andes Mountains and | | | | materials like feathers and clay into the body and |
| the slat lakes in the Atacama Desert. In the National | | | | re-attached the head and the limbs to the torso. Then |
| park of Torres del Paine situated in the southern Chile, | | | | they covered the entire body in a paste of ash, also |
| you will see a variety of waterfalls, mountain peaks, | | | | used for patching up damaged skin areas. |
| glaciers, and perhaps some Andean condors. At Tierra | | | | In the final stage of this complicated procedure, finally, |
| del Fuego, you will be able to see elephant seals and | | | | they painted a layer of manganese over the paste of |
| penguins up close. | | | | ash, giving the mummy a black colour, which is |
| Apart from the well-travelled tourist routes of San | | | | characteristic of the black method of mummifying. The |
| Pedo de Atacama and Torres del Paine, Chile also | | | | leading Chinchorro mummies authority, Bernardo |
| have a number of scarcely visited places of natural | | | | Arriaza, has reported that about 282 mummies of |
| wonders and some fascinating sites of archaeology. | | | | Chinchorro have been discovered till date. An |
| One good example of such off-beat places is the | | | | interesting thing about these mummies is that these |
| Chinchorro mummies in the Atacama, which are the | | | | are not the mummies of kings and leaders like the |
| oldest mummies in the world, even pre-dating the | | | | Egyptian ones, but seem to be of common people. |
| Egyptian mummies by about 2000 years. | | | | After knowing such fascinating things about the |
| The Chinchorro were the coastal dwelling people of | | | | Chinchorro, you can see that the Archaeology |
| southern Peru and northern Chile. They started | | | | Museum of San Miguel de Azapa situated at the |
| mummifying the dead people at least seven thousand | | | | Tarapaca University in Chile is one of the best places |
| years ago. The oldest mummy found in the place | | | | to see and learn some exciting things about the |
| dates back from 5000 to 3000 BC and it was | | | | Chinchorro. |
| mummified by using the black method, but with time, | | | | |