The Children of Llullaillaco , also known as the Mummies of Llullaillaco, are three Inca child mummies discovered on 16 March 1999 by Johan Reinhard and his archaeological team near the summit of Llullaillaco, … See more

In 1999 Johan Reinhard and his team of researchers set out into the high Andes to search for Inca ritual sacrifice sites. Three days into their search Reinhard's team discovered a grave site containing three mummified children: two girls and one boy. Several gold, shell … See more

The mummies remain on display at the Museum of High Altitude Archaeology [es], a museum dedicated entirely to the display of the mummies, in Salta, Argentina. The area that now … See more

The Inca Empire (Quechua: Tawantinsuyu, "The Four Regions"), was the largest known empire in pre-Columbian America. The empire arose in the area around the … See more

Llullaillaco is a stratovolcano 6,739 metres (22,110 ft) tall. It sits in the Andes mountains on the modern border separating Chile and Argentina. The burial site was covered by 1.5 metres (5ft) of earth and rock at the time of discovery. The site where the … See more

According to a biochemical analysis of la doncella's hair, the children had been drugged with alcohol and coca before the start of the sacrificial ritual. La Doncella had been drugged by See more

The mummies have been the subject of controversy, especially with regards to indigenous rights. The exhumation and display of the bodies is opposed by some indigenous people.
Rogelio Guanuco, the leader of the Indigenous … See more