Burying yourself in desert sand has the same effect as a sauna session, helping purge the body of poisonous toxins, say desert tribes.
As the morning sun rises over the golden dunes of Erg Chebbi in the Sahara, men and women dig holes for tourists who want to bury themselves in the sand.
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