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Llullaillaco

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Llullaillaco (y'yīyä`kō), extinct volcano, 22,057 ft (6,723 m) high, on the border of Chile and Argentina. One of the highest peaks in the Andes and perpetually snowcapped, it overlooks a pass used for rail and highway traffic between Chile and Argentina.


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On a frigid, windy afternoon in March 1999, Johan Reinhard, a renowned arch archaeologist (expert on prehistoric cultures), stands atop the summit of 6,700-meters-(22,100-feet) high Mount Llullaillaco (yul-ya-Ya-ko) in northern Argentina, tie watch, crew gingerly lowers team member Jaen upside down by his ankles into a 1.
Mummies Unwrapped by WEINSTOCK, MAIA / Science World
The bodies were discovered last month in burials on top of Argentina's Mount Llullaillaco.
Inca mummies emerge from deep freeze by Bower, B. / Science News
Reinhard had explored Mount Llullaillaco several times before, mapping ruins and trying the trail to the top.
INCAN MUMMIES FOUND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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