Arequipa

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Arequipa (Perù). Juanita, la fanciulla di ghiaccio.

The only museum that specializes in archeology of the Andes mountains, this museum is located in a 15th century manor house with five different exhibition halls and a small souvenir shop. The museum presents videos related to the discovery of mummies. The mummies themselves are not here all year because they are sometimes taken on international exhibitions. With luck, however, you will see the famous mummy known as Juanita, the Lady of Ampato. Juanita, La Niña de los Hielos, a 550 year old Inca girl sacrifice found in 1995 by mountaineers in the ice on the summit of a nearby volcano. An adjacent volcano had erupted and blown ash to melt the summit snow to reveal her sacrificial site. Juanita is displayed in a glass case along with a number of artifacts found with her, and lots of information about the Inca practice of human sacrifice. There's a also a good film about her discovery.
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