The smallest mummy in the world is an almost perfectly-preserved six-month old fetus.
It’s on display in central Mexico at the Guanajuato Mummy Museum – alongside dozens of other human mummies, their corpses dried and contorted in chilling poses.
Visit Mexico, and you’ll discover amazing things to do at every turn.
One of the most unusual is to see these mummies in the Guanajuato museum.
We stayed in Guanajuato as part of a six-week journey exploring Mexico’s colonial cities – and we spent one afternoon at this unique museum.
Read on to discover the sometimes-gruesome story behind the screaming mummies of Guanajuato – and to find out what it’s like to visit the surprisingly popular museum.
His facial features, astonishingly intact, offer us a rare and intimate glimpse into the countenance of a pharaoh who once commanded during the illustrious 19th Dynasty.
This remarkable preservation not only highlights the incredible expertise of ancient Egyptian embalmers but also reflects their unwavering commitment to facilitating a pharaoh’s voyage into the afterlife
