AMPATO, Cordillera Volcanica, Andes Mountains, Arequipa, Peru
AMPATO
Ampato is a dormant 6,288 m (20,630 ft) stratovolcano in the Andes of southern Peru, about 100 km (60 mi) northwest of Arequipa.
It is part of a 20 km (12 mi) north-south chain of three major stratovolcanoes, including the extinct and eroded 6,025 m (19,767 ft) Nevado Hualca Hualca at the northern end and the active 5,976 m (19,606 ft) cone of Volcán Sabancaya in the middle.
In September 1995, the rapidly retreating glacier near the summit of Ampato revealed the frozen mummified body of an Inca girl, killed by a blow to the head about 500 years ago.
The mummy, later called the "Ice Maiden" and nicknamed "Juanita", was recovered by an expedition led by American archaeologist Dr. Johan Reinhard. Subsequent expeditions have led to the recovery of three further mummies above 5,800 m (19,000 ft).
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AMPATO, Cordillera Volcanica, Andes Mountains, Arequipa, Peru
AMPATO
Ampato is a dormant 6,288 m (20,630 ft) stratovolcano in the Andes of southern Peru, about 100 km (60 mi) northwest of Arequipa.
It is part of a 20 km (12 mi) north-south chain of three major stratovolcanoes, including the extinct and eroded 6,025 m (19,767 ft) Nevado Hualca Hualca at the northern end and the active 5,976 m (19,606 ft) cone of Volcán Sabancaya in the middle.
In September 1995, the rapidly retreating glacier near the summit of Ampato revealed the frozen mummified body of an Inca girl, killed by a blow to the head about 500 years ago.
The mummy, later called the "Ice Maiden" and nicknamed "Juanita", was recovered by an expedition led by American archaeologist Dr. Johan Reinhard. Subsequent expeditions have led to the recovery of three further mummies above 5,800 m (19,000 ft).
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