Julio Cesar Bermejo, 26, a food deliveryman in Peru, has been detained after police found a pre-Hispanic mummy up to 800 years old that he dubbed "Juanita" inside his cooler bag.

A man stopped for drinking in a park in Peru was found to be in possession of more than just a container of alcohol. Juan Cesar Bermejo, 26, had a 600 to 800-year-old mummy in a cooler bag ...

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In November 2021, archeologists in Peru discovered a mummy believed to be up to 1,200 years old in a underground tomb. Bermejo has been charged with illegal possession of historical patrimony and ...

"It's not a Juanita, it's a Juan," a specialist at the Peru Ministry of Culture told France 24. Bermejo claimed he been given the mummy by his father, and it had been in his family for over 30 years.

CBS News Miami Live. Puno, PERU -- A pre-Hispanic mummy, estimated to be between 600 to 800 years old, was discovered in a food delivery cooler bag by Peruvian police over the weekend.. Police ...

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The mummy was in the fetal position and wrapped in bandages inside the bag, according to the outlet. “It’s not a Juanita, it’s a Juan,” ministry officials confirmed to AFP.

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He claimed he had taken the mummy out so he could show it off to his friend. “It sleeps in my bedroom, with me. There’s my bed, the TV set and next to it, there’s Juanita,” he told ...

According to anthropological studies, Juanita was sacrificed between AD 1440 and 1450, when she was between 13 and 15 years old. She was 55 inches tall, weighed 77 pounds and was well nourished.

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