Llullaillaco Volcano

Llullaillaco towers above the dry Puna de Atacama, its summit one of the highest places reached by the Incas. Near the top they prepared a shrine for a capacocha ceremony, sacrificing three children and placing them in separate burials. The offerings included finely woven textiles, pottery and small figures made of metal and Spondylus shell. According to chroniclers, capacocha processions began at Cusco before travelling to sacred places throughout the Inca realm.