In Venezuela, the dead no longer rests in peace, no thanks to tomb raiders
10 April 2019 |
1:37 pm
In Venezuela, the dead are no longer resting in peace as grave robbers, amid the South American nation’s economic and political crises, now rob graves, looting pieces of jewellery and other valuables. The tomb raiders also exhume bones to sell or use for rituals hoping for good fortune.
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