The Inca Ice Maiden’s sacrifice, Mummy Juanita

July 30, 2023147.7K views

Mummy Juanita before unwrapping her body.

Illustration by Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (1615). This image may depict the ritual of Capacocha. National Library of Denmark. Left: Reconstruction of what her burial may have looked like. Right: Mummy Juanita.

‘La Doncella’ (the Maiden), one of the mummified ‘Children of Llullaillaco’ in Salta province, Argentina. (grooverpedro/ CC BY 2.0 ) The Children of Llullaillaco received a similar treatment before sacrifice.Today the mummy is kept in a special preservation case