Them Bones

Over the weekend, I visited "Las Catacumbas". These are a maze of catacombs that underly the San Franciscan monestary in the heart of Lima. Within these catacombs used to lie hundreds, maybe thousands, of coffins (In fact, catacombs like these underly many of the Catholic churches, etc in Lima). Around 1960 or so, the San Franciscan monks decided to make this one accessible to the public so they emptied, carefully sorted, and then placed the remains throughout the catacombs. The result is a maze of underground, brick hallways containing sorted (e.g. leg bones with leg bones) human bones. It's not spooky, nor is it smelly. It is quite a curiosity though. Sorry for the lack of photos; for obvious reasons, they are not allowed.