the small fishing village of caleta camarones is the closest town to one of the world's top sites whereund. but here, chinchorro enthusiasts will find little more than a themed restaurant and some statues. so, before we came here, some people said you could see the mummies in the ground and some said you couldn't, so i wasn't really sure what we'd find. but while we were having lunch, we got talking to the guy who runs the place and he says he can show us some mummies in the ground, so — and it's two minutes down the road, so we're on our way. currently, the mummies buried in the ground are being left there by archaeologists for their protection. 0k. here? and as we approach, we take great care not to disturb any of the remains. wow. it's so close to the road. what was it like growing up here? did you see many mummies when you were a child? there are thought to be thousands of mummies still in these hills and evidence of the chinchorro is scattered all around the area. behind the scenes of the san miguel de azapa museum, the careful study and preservation of the majority of the chinchor

the small fishing village of caleta camarones is the closest town to one of the world�*s top sites wheret�*s two minutes down the road, so we�*re on our way. currently, the mummies buried in the ground are being left there by archaeologists for their protection. 0k. here? and as we approach, we take great care not to disturb any of the remains. wow. it�*s so close to the road. what was it like growing up here? did you see many mummies when you were a child? there are thought to be thousands of mummies still in these hills and evidence of the chinchorro is scattered all around the area. behind the scenes of the san miguel de azapa museum, the careful study and preservation of the majority of the chinchorro mummies takes place. there�*s so many mummies here, vivien! how many? yes, we have about 70 mummies, chinchorro mummies, in this store. let me show you a chinchorro mummy. it�*s quite small. what can you tell me about this mummy? because if it was me, i would be very scared to work here. what do you love about yourjob? oh, it�*s very interesting. but these fragile relics, which date bac