The Mummy Museum

Check this out! This was an incredible museum and a little creepy. "El Museo de Las Momias"

These mummies were discovered in

a cemetery called Guanajuato. And

dug up between 1896 - 1958.

Soil conditions & dry climate caused

the bodies to dry out naturally

before decomposing.

Local law required families to pay a Grave Tax - One time fee of 170 pesos or 20 pesos per yearly for the less wealthy. If the tax was not paid, the bodies were exhumed and placed in a tomb for a family to claim. If no one claimed, then the mummified body went to the museum.

There are 119

Mummies on

displayed

The mummy below is said that she was buried alive due to the position of her arms and the scratches that were on her forehead. They thought she had died to Cholera and buried her

immediately in fear of the disease spreading.

What a horrible

death!

"La Momia mas pequeno del Mundo"

Worlds smallest

mummy.

Mother

& baby said to die

during C-Section

Poor little

thing.

Infants are generally

buried w/a full garb

to made like a

princess or king.

We found some of the

mummies to have

facial hair, pubic hair,

some with clothes

while some

without.

All had their mouths

open due to the

natural process of

the muscles

relaxing.

This lady still

had a full head

of hair. This museum generates millions of dollars a year. While its the most expensive at 50 pesos to enter...it's very cheap in the realm of things. (less than $5.oo) and we highly recommend to any travelers coming here.