High Mountain Archeological Museum [Museo de Arqueología de Alta Montaña]
Visit a museum where technology has made it possible to preserve an archeological treasure over five hundred years old.
In the north of Argentina there is a place for amazement: the High Mountain Archeological Museum. Visit it and find the Niños del Llullaillaco, one of the major archeological discoveries of the latest centuries. Did you know that these children took part in an Incan ritual over five hundred years ago, were frozen in the mountains and were found in 1999? You will be surprised by their mummified bodies in perfect condition.
Do you know the key to keep this discovery intact? The cryopreservation system that the museum uses, also used to preserve more than one hundred objects that the children had with them in that sacred ritual. Come and watch this archeological heritage. And without leaving this place, explore the Andean world through high mountain archeology, that will get you close to the world of the Incas and its ceremonies. Live this experience in the province of Salta.
Geographic location: Province of Salta, north of Argentina.
How to get there: by plane, to General Martín Miguel de Güemes International Airport. By land, the city of Salta has excellent connectivity by bus from all over the country. By car, you can get there via Ruta Nacional 34 and Ruta Nacional 9 (it is 1,500 kilometers from Buenos Aires).
Climate: Subtropical dry, with dry season.
Recommended length of stay: 1 day.