Peruvian man discovered with 800-year-old mummy he referred to as his ‘non secular girlfriend’

Peruvian police took a person into custody over the weekend who was carrying round a mummy as much as 800 years previous in a meals supply bag, in line with the nation’s Ministry of Culture. 

The man, recognized as 26-year-old Julio Cesar Bermejo, named the mother “Juanita” and referred to the traditional stays as his “non secular girlfriend,” in line with Agence France-Presse. 

“At dwelling, she’s in my room, she sleeps with me. I handle her,” he stated in a neighborhood media interview. 

It’s unclear if Bermejo was conscious that the mother was truly a person, who probably lived 600 to 800 years in the past within the southern area of Puno, in line with Peru’s Ministry of Culture. 

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Cultures began working towards mummification in what’s now Peru greater than 7,000 years in the past, in line with the American Museum of Natural History. The nation is dwelling to quite a few archeological websites, most notably Machu Picchu. 

Peru’s Ministry of Culture took custody of the mother over the weekend to “shield and protect the heritage.” 

Bermejo, who stated that his father introduced the mother dwelling three many years in the past, is in police custody whereas authorities examine the case, in line with Agence France-Presse.