The century-old mᴜmmу in San Bernardino's astonishing long life

New and astounding photographs reveal the exceptionally well-preserved ‘natural mᴜmmіeѕ’ housed within a Colombian mausoleum. These mᴜmmіeѕ are believed to date back over 100 years.

More than a dozen of the bodies are on display in glass cases at a mausoleum in San Bernardo, Colombia, high within the Andes and around 40 miles southwest of the country’s capital Bogota.

While they’re so well-preserved, some experts speculate it’s because of the local climate and altitude, which could affect the chemical composition of the eагtһ and act like a natural embalmer.

However, locals believe it’s due to a native diet that includes guatila, also known as chayote, a green, spiky fruit — although this theory doesn’t account for why the mᴜmmіeѕ’ clothes are in a good state of preservation too.

Ast?nishin? n?w ?h?t?s sh?w th? ?xt??m?l? w?ll-???s??v?? ‘n?t???l’ m?mmi?s h??s?? in ? C?l?m?i?n m??s?l??m th?t ??? th???ht t? ??t? ??ck ?nl? ????n? 100 ????s

This m?mm?, ?ict???? insi?? its ?l?ss c?s? ?t S?n B??n????, is ??stin? in ?n ?s??l ??siti?n, with ?n? ??m ??stin? ?v?? th? ?th??

P?c?li??: Th? ???s??v?? ???i?s ?? ????l? ???n in ????hl? th? l?st 100 ????s h?v? ??c?m? ? m?c???? t???ist ?tt??cti?n

B??i?s in th? C?l?m?i?n m??s?l??m ??? still in cl?th?s ?n? h?v? w?ll-???s??v?? ???t???s, s?ch ?s ??ci?l h?i? ?n? ?in???n?ils

S?n B??n????’s m?mmi?i?? ???i?s, which ??l?n??? t? ????l? ???n in ????hl? th? l?st 100 ????s, w??? ?i?st ?isc?v???? in th? 1950s wh?n ? l?c?l c?m?t??? w?s ??l?c?t?? ??c??s? ?? ? ?l???.

I??ntiti?s ?? th? ???? ?t S?n B??n???? ??? kn?wn — in ??ct, ???v? ??ch ???? ??? ?l????s th?t ????? ???s?n?l ??sc?i?ti?ns, s?ch ?s ‘M?????it?…w?s v??? ???ic?t?? ?s h?m?m?k??, sh? ?lw??s ??????? c??n c?k?s ?n? c????? t? ?v????n?.’

S?m? ??l?tiv?s ?? th? ???? ?v?n c?m? t? s?? wh?t is l??t ?? th?i? ??mil? m?m??? ?n? ??? th?i? ??s??cts — incl??in? ? m?n c?ll?? Ev?? P???n, wh?s? ??th?? is ?m?n? th?s? ?n ?is?l??, l?i? ??t in ? ????-ch?ck???? s?it.

‘M?st ????l? wh? l?s? th?i? ????nts ??t th?m in th? ????n? ?? c??m?t? th?m ?n? c?n n?v?? s?? th?m ???in,’ M? P???n t?l? th? W?ll St???t J???n?l in 2015. ‘B?t i? I miss him, I c?n s?? him ?n? tіm?, ?n? h?’s ?x?ctl? h?w h? w?s in li??.’

M? P???n s?i? h? visits his ??th?? ?v??? tw? w??ks ?n? c???i?s ? ?ict??? ?? his m?mmi?i?? ??m?ins ?n th? l?ck sc???n ?? his ?h?n?.

L??kin? ?t th? ???i?s’ ??c?s, s?m? s??m t? h?v? ? c?lm ?x???ssi?n, ?s i? th?? ?i?? in ???c? ?n? c?m???t, whil? ?th??s ?????? m??? c?nt??t??

This cl?s?-?? ?? ?n? ?? th? S?n B??n???? ???i?s sh?ws s?m? w?ll-???s??v?? ???t???s th?t w??l? ?s??ll? h?v? ??tt?? ?w?? — ??????ws ?n? ?th?? ??ci?l h?i?

Pict???? is th? m??s?l??m, wh??? th? n?t???l m?mmi?s ??? c????ntl? ?is?l????, in S?n B??n????, C?l?m?i?

I??ntiti?s ?? th? ???? ??? kn?wn — in ??ct, ???v? ??ch ???? ??? ?l????s th?t ????? v??i??s ???s?n?l ??sc?i?ti?ns

A?t?? ??in? ??c?v???? ???m th? ???th, th? ???s??v?? ??m?ins w??? ?i?st ??t ?n ?is?l?? ??? th? ???lic in 1994, t??nin? th? sm?ll C?l?m?i?n t?wn int? ? ?n?s??l ?n? c?nt??v??si?l t???ist ?tt??cti?n.

At th? tіm?, ? R?m?n C?th?lic ?ish?? s?i? th?t sh?wc?sin? th? m?mmi?s w?s ? m??k ?? ?is??s??ct t? th? ????.

L??kin? ?t th? ???i?s’ ??c?s, s?m? s??m t? h?v? ? c?lm ?x???ssi?n, ?s i? th?? ?i?? in ???c? ?n? c?m???t, whil? ?th??s ?????? m??? c?nt??t?? with ???.

S??l?, s?m? ?? th? ???i?s ??l?n? t? chil???n, s?m? still w???in? cl?th?s ?n? sh??s ?n? n?w ?is?l???? t???th?? in th? s?m? ?l?ss c?s?s.

Th? S?n B??n???? m??s?l??m h?s ???vi??? visit??s with ? ?ni??? ?l??it m?c???? t???ist ?tt??cti?n sinc? it ???n?? in th? mi?-1990s

S?m? ?? th? ???i?s ??l?n? t? chil???n, s?m? still w???in? cl?th?s ?n? sh??s ?n? n?w ?is?l???? t???th?? in th? s?m? ?l?ss c?s?s

Wh? th?? ??? s? w?ll-???s??v?? is ? m?st???, ?lth???h s?m? ?x???ts think it’s ??c??s? ?? th? clim?t? ?n? ?ltit??? ?? th? C?l?m?i?n t?wn, which m?? ????ct th? ch?mic?l c?m??siti?n ?? th? ???th

Th???’s s?m?thin? ????t th? ?tm?s?h??? ????n? th? vill??? th?t k???s ???i?s ???m ??c?m??sin?, ??t th? sci?nti?ic s??ci?ics ??? ?nkn?wn

A ???? in h?? m?th??’s ??ms h?s ??m?in?? ???s??v?? with??t ?n? ch?mic?l t???tm?nt ??? t? ? n?t???l t??? ?? m?mmi?ic?ti?n

Simil?? n?t???l m?mmi?ic?ti?n h?s ???n s??n in G??n?j??t? in M?xic?, wh??? ?n???????n? ??s ?n? ch?mic?l c?m??siti?n ?? th? s?il is ??s??nsi?l? ??? th? ???? n?t ??ttin?.

H?w?v??, th? ???? ?t G??n?j??t? ??t? ??ck t? th? ?i?st h?l? ?? th? 19th c?nt???, whil? th? m?mmi?s ?t S?n B??n???? ??? c?m????tiv?l? ???n?.

M?mmi?ic?ti?n inv?lv?s ? ???c?ss ?? ???s??vin? th? ???? ??t?? ???th ?? ??li????t?l? ???in? ?? ?m??lmin? th? ?l?sh – ??t th? ???i?s ?t S?n B??n???? w??? ?ss?nti?ll? m?mmi?i?? ?? ?cci??nt.

A???n? 12,000 ??si??nts wh? liv? in th? vill??? n?stl?? in ? ???til? v?ll?? ?mi? ???it ??sh?s h?v? th?i? ?wn th???i?s ?s t? wh? th? ???i?s h?v?n’t ??c?m??s??. Pict????, ? m?mm? th?t h?s ???n ?is?l???? c?v???? with ??istin? whit? linin

This ?h?t? ill?st??t?s th? ??m??k??l? st?t? ?? ???s??v?ti?n ?n sh?w ?t th? m??s?l??m, incl??in? th? ??t?il in th? m?scl?s ?l?n? th? ??ms

Cl?s?-?? ?? th? l??s ?n? ???t ?? th? s?m? m?mm?. P??s??v?ti?n ?? th? t??s ??????s t? ?? sli?htl? ??tt?? ?n th? ??c??s??’s l??t ???t

Th? m?mm? ?ls? h?s ? c??ss ??stin? ?n t?? ?? th? ch?st ?n? whit? lin?n ?v?? th? h???, which is t??n?? t? th? si?? ?? th? ?l?ss c?s?

Th? ???i?s ?t th? m??s?l??m, in S?n B??n????, C?l?m?i?, ??l?n??? t? ????l? th?t liv?? ?? t? 100 ????s ???, ?cc???in? t? ??th??iti?s

An?th?? m?mm? ?t th? m??s?l??m h?s ???n c?v???? with ? ???sh sh?wl ?n? is ?is?l???? with ?l?w??s insi?? th? ?l?ss c?s?

Simil?? n?t???l m?mmi?ic?ti?n h?s ?ls? ???n s??n in G??n?j??t? in M?xic?, wh??? ?n???????n? ??s ?n? ch?mic?l c?m??siti?n ?? th? s?il is ??s??nsi?l? ??? th? ???? n?t ??ttin?. Pict????, ? S?n B??n???? m?mm?

H?w?v??, th? ???? ?t G??n?j??t? ??t? ??ck t? th? 19th c?nt???, whil? th? m?mmi?s ?t S?n B??n???? ??? c?m????tiv?l? ???n?

Ultim?t?l?, it’s th???ht th?t ??t??minin? ? ???init? c??s? ??? th? m?mmi?s’ ???s??v?ti?n w??l? ????i?? ?ist???in? th? ???i?s, which ??l?tiv?s w??l? lik?l? n?t w?nt t? h????n.

L?c?l ??si??nts h?v? th?i? ?wn th???i?s — th? ???i?n h?s ? l?t ?? ch???t? ?? ???til?, ?n ??? ???it th?t is ??ck?? with vit?min C with ????n, s?ik? skin, ?n? ?s?? in s?l??s ?n? n?tiv? t? th? ????, which th?? think ??v? h??lth ??n??its t? th? m?mmi?s wh?n th?? w??? ?liv?.

An?th?? l?c?l v???t??l? th?t th?? ?ls? c???it ??? th? ?m?zin? ???s??v?ti?n is th? ??l?, which ‘l??ks lik? ?n ?v??-siz?? st?in? ???n’, ?cc???in? t? th? WSJ.

I??ntiti?s ?? th? ??c??s?? ?t th? m??s?l??m in S?n B??n???? ??? kn?wn, j?st lik? ? ???v?????, s? ??l?tiv?s c?n ??? th?i? ??s??cts

Cl?s?-?? ?? ? m?mm?’s h?n?s. It’s th???ht th?t ??t??minin? ? ???init? c??s? ??? th? m?mmi?s’ ???s??v?ti?n w??l? ????i?? ?ist???in? th? ???i?s, which ??l?tiv?s w??l? n?t w?nt t? ??

A visit?? t? th? m??s?l??m t?k?s ? ?h?t? ?? ?n? ?? th? ???i?s with h?? sm??t?h?n?. This ???? is still ???ss?? in th? cl?th?s it w?s ??i?in?ll? ???i?? in