A cholera outbreak around 1833 filled the cemeteries of Guanajuato and led to a tax in 1870 that required families of those interred to pay to keep them there. When families couldn’t pay, bodies were exhumed and stored in a nearby building to make room for paying customers. The dry mountain climate had preserved the bodies, and eventually, the undertakers started a side business charging people to come see them; The Museo del las Momias was (res)erected. Wynne was fascinated although she admitted to having thought all “mummies” were “mommies” and that they’d be “wrapped in paper towel.” #museodelasmomias #guanajuato #donttellyourmummy #homesghoul #exhumeschool A post shared by David Zimmerman (@advodna_dave) on Mar 19, 2018 at 4:27pm PDT
A cholera outbreak around 1833 filled the cemeteries of Guanajuato and led to a tax in 1870 that required families of those interred to pay to keep them there. When families couldn’t pay, bodies were exhumed and stored in a nearby building to make room for paying customers. The dry mountain climate had preserved the bodies, and eventually, the undertakers started a side business charging people to come see them; The Museo del las Momias was (res)erected. Wynne was fascinated although she admitted to having thought all “mummies” were “mommies” and that they’d be “wrapped in paper towel.” #museodelasmomias #guanajuato #donttellyourmummy #homesghoul #exhumeschool
A post shared by David Zimmerman (@advodna_dave) on Mar 19, 2018 at 4:27pm PDT
