(The Maiden) is one of the most remarkably preserved mummies ever discovered, a 15-year-old Inca girl frozen for over 500 years. Found in 1999 near the summit of the Llullaillaco volcano on the Argentina-Chile border, she was part of the three "Children of Llullaillaco" sacrificed in a sacred ritual known as capacocha . The Ritual: A Journey to the Divine
: In her final months and hours, she was given large amounts of coca leaves and chicha (maize beer). This induced a stupor, allowing her to drift into a permanent sleep in her mountaintop tomb without a struggle. La Doncella
: Analysis of her hair reveals her diet shifted from peasant staples like potatoes to "elite" foods like maize and llama meat about a year before her death. (The Maiden) is one of the most remarkably
Were Incan mummies sacrificed or ritually buried? - Facebook This induced a stupor, allowing her to drift