Chinchorro Mummies: The World s Oldest amusingplanet.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from amusingplanet.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Egyptians may have the most famous mummies, but they're not the oldest. The Chinchorro people of Chile's Atacama Desert were the first to mummify their dead 7,000 years ago.
The Egyptians may have the most famous mummies, but they're not the oldest. The Chinchorro people of Chile's Atacama Desert were the first to mummify their dead – 7,000 years ago.
Chile s desert town built on mummies bbc.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bbc.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
well, if the chinchorro have piqued your interest in a desert getaway, there s much more to see around the world. why not start your desert explorations with the world s biggest sand desert, the sahara, stretching out across much of northern africa? the question is, where to begin? morocco and egypt are both popular, and each with distinct and fascinating cultures. get close to wildlife on safari in southern africa s kalahari desert. there s a huge range of animals to see here and it s a spectacular way to learn about this challenging desert environment. and for those in search of a thrill, dune bashing can be done all over the world, like in the deserts of the united arab emirates. 0r take to the skies with an early morning hot air balloon ride.