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Llullaillaco is a composite volcano formed mostly by lava flows. It rises about 2.2 km [27]-2.5 km above the surrounding terrain [13] and hundreds of metres above surrounding mountains. [14] The summit of Llullaillaco is formed by a small cone with about four associated lava domes, [34] which reach lengths of 1–3 km and have abrupt walls. [35]
La doncella ("The maiden"), the oldest of the three mummies of Inca children discovered in 1999 near Llullaillaco. The Children of Llullaillaco [1] (Spanish: [(ɟ)ʝuʝajˈʝako]), also known as the Mummies of Llullaillaco, are three Inca child mummies discovered on 16 March 1999 by Johan Reinhard and his archaeological team near the summit of Llullaillaco, a 6,739 m (22,110 ft) stratovolcano ...
Llullaillaco National Park is a national park of Chile, 275 km southeast of Antofagasta in the Andes. It lies between the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Domeyko and the international border with Argentina. In the park there are several important mountains that culminate at the summit of Llullaillaco volcano.
The Museum of High Altitude Archaeology (Spanish Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña; MAAM) is an archaeology museum located in the historical center of Salta, Argentina, which conserves and exhibits collections related to the Capacocha child sacrifice ceremonies performed by the Inca in the high peaks of the Andes, mainly the Children of Llullaillaco mummies discovered in 1999 at the top ...
Archeological site at the top of Llullaillaco One of the Children of Llullaillaco. A few weeks later Ceruti, Reinhard, and a team from National Geographic ascended the Llullaillaco volcano in the Argentine province of Salta. Llullaillaco is the highest archaeological site in the world at 6,739 m (22,110 ft).
Llullaillaco (Salta) 6,723 m (22,057 ft) Socompa 6,051 m (19,852 ft) Mercedario (San Juan) 6,720 m (22,050 ft) Cerro Ramada 6,384 m (20,945 ft)
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Llullaillaco in the distance. Salar de Aguas Calientes IV is a salt pan in Chile. It is adjacent to the Llullaillaco National Park and is within the Central Andean dry puna ecoregion. [1] Its drainage basin area is 536 km 2 (207 sq mi). [2] The site is significant as a staging area for sandpiper species and other long-distance migratory birds.