and it s so good to have them back. well, over the last couple of months, i m really pleased to say, everyone on the show has been able to do a fair bit of travelling, too, and i know the whole team has been really happy that we ve been able to get back out there, especially after all the restrictions that we have all had to put up with over the last couple of years. so this week, we re going to look back at some of the places that we ve been to as the world starts opening up again. 0k, first up, back in march, carmen went to chile. now, you re not going to believe this, but this trip was arranged and cancelled a total of four times because of covid. well, i m pleased to say that she finally got out there and it was definitely worth the wait. vamos, carmen! in the chilean region of arica, on the northern fringes of the country s atacama desert, you ll find clues
in the chilean region of arica, on the northern fringes of the country s atacama desert, you ll find clues that something significant lies beneath the ground. hidden in the sand are some of the oldest mummified bodies in the world, evidence of an overlooked culture that once lived and thrived here on the western coast of south america. it s amazing how close these skeletons are to the surface and, apparently, there is layer after layer after layer of bodies going down as low as 2m underground. this is crazy. ifeel quite strange, walking on the dead here. between 7000 and 1500 bc, the hunter gatherer chinchorro people called this area home and developed complex mummification practices which have astounded
in the chilean region of arica, on the northern fringes of the country s atacama desert, you ll find clues that something significant lies beneath the ground. hidden in the sand are some of the oldest mummified bodies in the world, evidence of an overlooked culture that once lived and thrived here on the western coast of south america. it s amazing how close these skeletons are to the surface and, apparently, there is layer after layer after layer of bodies going down as low as 2m underground. this is crazy. ifeel quite strange walking on the dead here. between 7000 and 1500 bc, the hunter gatherer chinchorro people called this area home and developed complex mummification practices which have astounded 21st century researchers.
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 of an overlooked culture that once lived and thrived here on the western coast of south america. it s amazing how close these skeletons are to the surface and, apparently, there is layer after layer after layer of bodies going down as low as 2m underground. this is crazy. ifeel quite strange walking on the dead here. between 7,000 and 1,500 bc, the hunter gatherer chinchorro people called this area home and developed complex mummification practices which have astounded 21st century researchers.
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 of an overlooked culture that once lived and thrived here on the western coast of south america. it s amazing how close these skeletons are to the surface and, apparently, there is layer after layer after layer of bodies going down as low as 2m underground. this is crazy. ifeel quite strange walking on the dead here.