In th? h???t ?? Lim?, P??u, li?s ? hi???n t???su?? – th? c?t?c?m?s ??n??th th? B?silic? ?n? C?nv?nt ?? S?n F??ncisc?. Th?s? ?nci?nt tunn?ls, ?uilt ?? th? F??ncisc?n ????? in 1549, s??v?? ?s th? cit? c?m?t??? ?u?in? th? S??nish c?l?ni?l ???. Th? c?t?c?m?s ??m?in?? ?????tt?n ??? c?ntu?i?s until th?i? ???isc?v??? in 1951, ?n? t????, th?? st?n? ?s ? t?st?m?nt t? th? ?ich hist??? ?n? cultu??l h??it??? ?? Lim?.

C?t?c?m?s ?? Lim?: Skulls in th? m?n?st???.

In 1546, th? c?nst?ucti?n ?? th? B?silic? ?n? C?nv?nt ?? S?n F??ncisc? c?mm?nc??, with th? c?t?c?m?s ??in? ?n int????l ???t ?? th? ??si?n. Th?s? un??????un? ch?m???s w??? ?uilt t? su????t th? c?nv?nt in th? ?v?nt ?? ?n ???th?u?k?, which w?s ? c?nst?nt th???t in th? ???i?n. Th? c?t?c?m?s w??? c????ull? c?nst?uct?? t? ???vi?? st??ilit? ?n? ???t?cti?n, ?nsu?in? th? s???t? ?? th? inh??it?nts ???v? ???un?.

Du?in? th? S??nish ??? ?? P??u, th? c?t?c?m?s s??v?? ?s th? ??im??? c?m?t??? ??? th? cit? ?? Lim?. Th? F??ncisc?n m?nks l?i? th? ??c??s?? t? ??st within th? un??????un? ch?m???s, ?n? ?v?? tim?, th? c?t?c?m?s ??c?m? th? ?in?l ??stin? ?l?c? ??? ?????xim?t?l? 25,000 in?ivi?u?ls. F??m th? c?mm?n ??lk t? th? w??lth? ?n? in?lu?nti?l, ????l? ???m ?ll w?lks ?? li?? ??un? th?i? ?t??n?l ????? in th?s? h?ll?w?? ???un?s.

Th? us? ?? th? c?t?c?m?s ?s ? c?m?t??? c?m? t? ?n ?n? in 1810, ??ll?win? th? P??uvi?n W?? ?? In????n??nc?. G?n???l J?s? ?? S?n M??tin, ? k?? ?i???? in P??u’s ?i?ht ??? in????n??nc?, ??nn?? th? us? ?? th? c?m?t???, ?n? th? c?t?c?m?s w??? cl?s?? ???. F?? m?n? ????s, th? ?xist?nc? ?? th?s? un??????un? ??ss???w??s ??m?in?? ?????tt?n until th?i? s???n?i?it?us ???isc?v??? in 1951.

Un??????un? c?m?l?x ?? S?nt? D?min?? C?th????l, Lim?/P??u- J?nu??? 19, 2019.

Th? c?t?c?m?s ??n??th th? B?silic? ?n? C?nv?nt ?? S?n F??ncisc? ??? n?t limit?? t? th? c?nv?nt ???un?s ?l?n?. Th?? st??tch ??n??th Lim?, c?nn?ctin? v??i?us l?n?m??ks such ?s th? G?v??nm?nt P?l?c?, th? L??isl?tiv? P?l?c?, ?n? th? Al?m??? ?? l?s D?sc?lz?s ?n th? ?th?? si?? ?? th? Rím?c Riv??. Th?s? int??c?nn?ct?? tunn?ls s??v?? ?s ? m??ns ?? t??ns???t?ti?n ?n? c?mmunic?ti?n, linkin? im???t?nt ?uil?in?s ?n? ???vi?in? ? hi???n n?tw??k ??n??th th? cit?’s su???c?.

D?s?it? ?tt?m?ts t? m?? th? ?nti?? c?m?l?x in 1981, th? t?u? ?xt?nt ?? th? c?t?c?m?s ??m?ins ? m?st???. Th? un??????un? l????inth ?xt?n?s ????n? th? im??in?ti?n, ?lu?in? c?m???h?nsiv? ?x?l???ti?n ?n? ??cum?nt?ti?n. Th? tunn?ls th?t l??? t? ?i?????nt ??ints in th? c??it?l’s c?nt?? c?ntinu? t? int?i?u? hist??i?ns ?n? ??ch???l??ists, l??vin? th?m with th? ??untin? t?sk ?? un??v?lin? th? s?c??ts hi???n within th? ???k ??c?ss?s ?? th? c?t?c?m?s.

Du?in? ?x?l???ti?ns ?? th? c?t?c?m?s, ? c???t ??li?v?? t? h?v? s??v?? ?s ?n ?mmuniti?n ????t w?s un???th??. An?th?? h???th?sis su???sts its c?nn?cti?n t? th? D?s?m??????s Chu?ch, ?uilt ?? Vic???? P???? Ant?ni? F??n?n??z ?? C?st??, 10th C?unt ?? L?m?s. This c???t ?n? ?th?? ch?m???s within th? c?t?c?m?s c?nt?in?? n?t ?nl? hum?n ??m?ins ?ut ?ls? v?lu??l? ??ti??cts ?n? t???su??s, hintin? ?t th?i? ?u???s? ????n? ??in? ? m??? c?m?t???. Ex???ts c?mmissi?n?? ?? th? P??uvi?n St?t? ??li?v? th?t th? c?t?c?m?s s??v?? ?s ? m??ns ?? ???t?ctin? th? ????’s l?c?ls ???inst ?i??c? ?n? s????u???in? v?lu??l? ??ss?ssi?ns.

Th? B?silic? ?n? C?nv?nt ?? S?n F??ncisc?, ?l?n? with its c?t?c?m?s, h?l?s imm?ns? hist??ic?l ?n? cultu??l si?ni?ic?nc?. It is c?nsi????? ?n? ?? th? m?st im???t?nt h??it??? m?num?nts in th? hist??ic c?nt?? ?? Lim?. In ??c??niti?n ?? its im???t?nc?, UNESCO ??cl???? th? Hist??ic C?nt?? ?? Lim?, inclu?in? th? S?n F??ncisc? c?m?l?x, ? W??l? H??it??? Sit? ?n D?c?m??? 9, 1988. This ???sti?i?us ??si?n?ti?n s?li?i?i?s th? c?t?c?m?s’ ?l?c? in hist??? ?n? ?m?h?siz?s th? n??? ??? th?i? ???s??v?ti?n ?n? ???t?cti?n.

In 1950, th? c?t?c?m?s w??? ?????n?? ?s ? mus?um, ?ll?win? visit??s t? ?x?l??? this su?t????n??n w??l? ?n? l???n ???ut Lim?’s ??st. Th? ??n?s ?? th? ?stim?t?? 25,000 in?ivi?u?ls int????? within th? c?t?c?m?s ??? ????niz?? int? ?i?????nt ???ms ??s?? ?n th?i? t???, c???tin? ? uni?u? ?n? th?u?ht-???v?kin? ?is?l??. S?m? ?? th? ??n?s ??? ????n??? in ??tistic ??tt??ns, hi?hli?htin? th? ??tistic s?nsi?iliti?s ?? th? F??ncisc?n m?nks wh? c????ull? l?i? th?m t? ??st. This juxt???siti?n ?? ???th ?n? ??t s??v?s ?s ? ??i?n?nt ??min??? ?? th? im???m?n?nc? ?? li?? ?n? th? ?n?u?in? ???ut? ?? hum?n c???tivit?.

Th? ?????tt?n C?t?c?m?s ?? Lim? st?n? ?s ? witn?ss ?? th? ?ich hist??? ?n? cultu??l h??it??? ?? th? cit?. F??m th?i? c?nst?ucti?n in th? 16th c?ntu?? t? th?i? cl?su?? ?s ? c?m?t??? in th? 19th c?ntu??, ?n? th?i? ???isc?v??? in th? 20th c?ntu??, th?s? un??????un? ch?m???s h?v? witn?ss?? th? ??? ?n? ?l?w ?? tim?. T????, th?? ????? ? ?lim?s? int? th? ??st, ?ll?win? visit??s t? c?nn?ct with th? st??i?s ?? th?s? wh? c?m? ??????. Th? c?t?c?m?s ?? Lim? ??ck?n ??v?ntu???s t? ?x?l??? th?i? hi???n ???ths, un??v?lin? th? m?st??i?s th?t li? ??n??th th? su???c? ?n? ???s??vin? th? m?m??? ?? ? ????n? ???.