PHOTO: Girl Frozen For 500 years

Girl who was killed as an offering to the
Inca gods sometime between 1450 and
1480, at approximately
11–15 years old.
best-preserved mummy ever found, with
internal organs intact, blood still present in
the heart and lungs, and skin and facial
features mostly unscathed. No special
effort had been made to preserve her and
500 years later still looked like sleeping
children.
The mummified body of this little girl was discovered in Mount Ampato (part of the Andes cordillera) in southern Peru. Latter on further expeditions, two more mummies were found; a young girl and a boy. Due to the freezing temperature their bodies as well as their garments were extremely well-preserved. Scientist latter named her “Juanita”. Currently on display at the museum in Arequipa, Peru.

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