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Opening
The museum was created in 2004 to keep the Llullaillaco findings
The Museum of High Altitude Archaeology was inaugurated in 2004. The government of Salta Province created it to preserve and display the Llullaillaco findings, and it developed a unique exhibition system that was not completed until 2007.
The find
Archaeologists found the children near a 6,739 m summit in 1999
Johan Reinhard and María Constanza Ceruti found the burial on 16 March 1999 near the summit of Llullaillaco, on the border of Argentina and Chile. The site has been described as the highest archaeological site in the world.
The storm
The team faced winds above 110 km/h and a storm of four days
After weeks of work at high altitude, the team reached about 6,600 m. Researchers then noticed an artificial layer beneath the surface, and following it led them to the burial chamber.
Preserved
The cold, dry air kept the children's hair and clothing intact
The cold, arid conditions on Llullaillaco preserved the children's soft tissues, internal organs, hair and clothing. They were declared a National Historic Property in 2001 and have been shown in Salta since 2007.
Capacocha
The children were part of an Inca ceremony, and the display is disputed
The children died in a capacocha ceremony, a form of Inca ritual sacrifice. Local indigenous groups have criticised the museum since its founding, calling the unconsulted removal and exhibition of the children a desecration.
Day 2, morning
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