This scene of holes made in rock is where the indians (pre-Inca) placed their mummified relatives. They believed that when people died their spirits were freed to continue on for ever as long as they were properly prepared. As we continued our trip this mummifying in various forms becomes a constant theme and critical part of what most of the indians of Peru believed in terms of life and death and spirituality.The holes are about 2-3 feet high but an additional space is hollowed out below the hole to fit the body in. You can see in the lower part of the picture where that lower part is broken out.
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