Chile
Cerro el Plomo high shrine
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The Cerro el Plomo high shrine was an Inca sanctuary on an over 5,000m high mountain. It was dedicated to the Sun god: Inti. In 1954 a mummy of an approximately nine-year-old child was found on the summit, probably sacrificed by the Incas in a ritual.
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- Full Name
- Cerro el Plomo high shrine (ID: 1194)
- Country
- Chile
- Status
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On tentative list 1998
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History of Cerro el Plomo high shrine
- 1998: Added to Tentative List
- Added to tentative list
- Type
- Cultural
- Criteria
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- UNESCO
- whc.unesco.org
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- Archaeological site: Pre-Columbian
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