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Skeletal remains inside the Espiritu Santo Hospital are exposed during excavation at the Sanctuary of Santa Rosa de Lima, in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026.

Video. Remains of 16th-century hospital that treated sailors found in Peru

Updated: 26/08/2026 - 10:22 GMT+2

Archealogists uncovered a colonial-era hospital and adjacent church in Lima that treated sick sailors. According to experts, the hospital dates back to the 1570s and operated until shortly before 1821.

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