Maintaining History with Honor The Maiden and her friends are now buried at Salta, Argentina’s Museum of High Altitude Archaeology (MAAM).
From their religious rituals to their proficiency in high-altitude rites, their discovery has provided fresh insights into Inca society.
In order to commemorate these extraordinary discoveries’ profound cultural relevance as well as their scientific value, the museum takes great care to portray them with the respect they deserve.
The Inca people’s unshakable dedication to their gods and their extraordinary ability to combine spiritual practice with the natural world are powerfully symbolized by the Maiden of Llullaillaco.
