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The dry climate in Peru has kept many of the bodies in this ancient burial ground very well preserved. Grave robbers scattered the remains over the surrounding area, but it has been restored as much as possible to its original condition. (Source)
With around 100,000 crosses, the Pope declared it a place for hope, peace, love, and sacrifice in 1993. (Source)
The town sits on a coal vein and there has been an underground fire burning in the mine since 1962. The town has been abandoned and has no zip code, but around 10 residents refuse to leave and still live there. (Source)
This church was abandoned after part of the roof collapsed during a funeral service in 1968. The ghost sculptures added by artist Jakub Hadrava may keep the church running by bringing in tourist dollars. (Source)
This chapel contains the bones of 5000 monks and to top it off, there are 2 bodies hanging from ropes and one is a child. (Source)
Members of the Igorot tribe have been burying their dead in hanging coffins, attached to the sides of cliffs, for many years. It is thought that this brings them closer to their ancestral spirits and would also keep their bodies safe. (Source)
Photographer Alex Cornell captures rare pictures of an upside down ice burg.
Actun Tunichil Muknal is a cave in Belize, near San Ignacio, Cayo District, notable as a Maya archaeological site that includes skeletons, ceramics, and stoneware. There are several areas of skeletal remains in the main chamber. The best-known is “The Crystal Maiden”, the skeleton of a teenage girl, possibly a sacrifice victim, whose bones have been calcified to a sparkling, crystallized appearance.
Pripyat city in the Ukraine once housed the families of thousands of men and women working at the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. But on 26 April 1986 disaster struck when an explosion at the plant caused radiation to leak from its nuclear rector. The city is now abandoned. (Source)
The Bird Mystery is a unique phenomenon that occurs at Jatinga between September and November each year. During these late monsoon months, several migratory and local birds commit mass suicide at the village. Just after sunset, between 7 and 10 pm, hundreds of birds descend from the sky, plummeting to their deaths by crashing into buildings and trees. Since birds aren’t known to be suicidal, the phenomenon has baffled villagers, visitors and scientists alike. For many years, locals believed that evil spirits living in the skies were responsible for bringing down the birds.
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