sri lanka s new prime minister has told the bbc an economic crisis is going to get worse before it gets better. the country has been rocked by demonstrations over soaring prices, power cuts and a lack of medicine. ranil wickremasinghe was appointed in an attempt to defuse the protests. coming up at 6 o clock, breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. but first on bbc news, the travel show. this week, on the show. meeting mummies in chile. mummies in chile. there are so many mummies mummies in chile. there are so many mummies here, - mummies in chile. there are so many mummies here, vivian. . many mummies here, vivian. grannies in austria. the open kitchen whether grandmas and grandpas make their lovely cakes. and cabbies in england. in the chilean region of arica, on the northern fringes of the country s atacama desert, you find clues that something significant lies beneath the ground. hidden in the sand are some of the oldest mummified bodies in the world, evidence
to arica. between 7000 and 1500bc, the hunter gatherer chinchorro people lived here and developed complex mummification practices which have astounded 21st century researchers. last year, chinchorro burial culture was officially recognised by unesco, who placed it on their world heritage list. but despite this, the chinchorro still haven t entirely caught the public s imagination. the small fishing village of coletta camarines is the closest town to one of the world s top sites where the chinchorro mummies have been found. 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,
to take an active role in their changing world. but the atacamenos weren t the first indigenous people to call chile home. i left rosa and headed further up the coast to arica. between 7000 and 1500 bc, the hunter gatherer chinchorro people lived here and developed complex mummification practices which have astounded 21st century researchers. last year, chinchorro burial culture was officially recognised by unesco, who placed it on their world heritage list. but despite this, the chinchorro still haven t entirely caught the public s imagination. the small fishing village of caleta camarones is the closest town to one of the world s top sites where the chinchorro mummies have been found.
concepts, the life. concepts than life. and that is very important because they give more tools for protect the area, especially the water. recognition is beginning to take shape. some tourist sites like the gizas, are now co managed by the indigenous community, allowing them to take an active role in their changing world. but the atacama weren t the first indigenous people to call chile home. i left rosa and headed further up the coast to arica. between 7000 and 1500 b:c., the hunter gatherer chinchorro people lived here and developed complex mummification practices which have astounded 21st century researchers. last year, chinchorro burial culture was officially recognised by unesco, who placed it on their worl
recognition is beginning to take shape. some tourist sites, like the geysers, are now co managed by the indigenous community, allowing them to take an active role in their changing world. but the atacamenos weren t the first indigenous people to call chile home. i left rosa and headed further up the coast to arica. between 7000 and 1500 bc, the hunter gatherer chinchorro people lived here and developed complex mummification practices which have astounded 21st century researchers. last year, chinchorro burial culture was officially recognised by unesco, who placed it on their world heritage list.