Skeletons bleach in the desert sun Chauchilla Cemetery, a burial ground dating from the late Nazca Period from 500-700. Grave robbers have

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Skeletons bleach in the desert sun Chauchilla Cemetery, a burial ground dating from the late Nazca Period from 500-700. Grave robbers have looted most of the tombs in this remote spot of southern Peru, scattering bones, garments and pottery shards across the blistering sands. Tourists pay to see some skulls that have been re-arranged. Mummies with hair, teeth and clothing sit in rock walled tomb-like graves facing east.

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Location: Peru
Photo credit: © Melissa Farlow / Alamy / Afripics
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