Origins of Mexicoโs mysterious mummy museum and Day of the Dead connection
They are cultural symbols of the countryโs iconic holiday, Dia de Muertos or Day of the Dead. But nowhere do you see the dead portrayed more distinctly than at the Museum of the Mummies in Guanajuato. If they couldnโt pay, the bodies of their loved ones were removed from the crypts and stored in a building. Due to Guanajuantoโs dry and hot climate, many of the bodies that were removed from crypts had naturally mummified. (Museum of the Mummies in Guanajuato, Mexico/KSAT)(Museum of the Mummies in Guanajuato, Mexico/KSAT)(Museum of the Mummies in Guanajuato, Mexico/KSAT)(Museum of the Mummies in Guanajuato, Mexico/KSAT)(Museum of the Mummies in Guanajuato, Mexico/KSAT)(Museum of the Mummies in Guanajuato, Mexico/KSAT)Find more Day of the Dead stories on KSAT.com: