The Chinchorro mummies are considered the oldest mummies in the world. Thousands of years older than the Egyptian mummies. And these were not pharaohs. They were everyday folks looking to hold on to what was most dear to them: The people they loved.

An embrace from the past that would last for thousands upon thousands of years. That would last until today. And, hopefully, far into the future.

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