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Inca child mummy returned to indigenous community in Argentina

  • After 119 years in a Buenos Aires museum, the Inca-era "Child of Chañi" mummy was returned to the Kolla community in Jujuy amid traditional ceremonies.
  • The child, found in 1905 high on Mount Chañi, was 5–7 years old and part of an Inca capacocha sacrificial ritual.
  • University museum officials apologized for the delay; community leaders say the return reconnects them with their history, while the mummy’s final resting place is still undecided.
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