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In the mountains of Chile, if you walk through the right (or wrong, depends on how squeamish you are) parts of the mountain range, you can potentially find the bones and clothing of child sacrifices from hundreds of years ago. Not much is known about the sacrifices that were made, but ancient tribal Chilean societies suggest that similar sacrifices to the Sun God were made. However, this was not during a period of extreme cold, so, what gives?

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