Sightseeing
Museo Santury
📍 Museo Santury, Arequipa, Peru
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Introduction
The Museo Santuarios Andinos (Santury Museum) in Arequipa is famous for 'Juanita the Ice Maiden' (Momia Juanita) — an exceptionally preserved Inca girl mummy excavated from Mt. Ampato in 1995, a world-class object for understanding the Inca Capacocha sacrifice ritual.
✨ Highlights
1
Juanita the Ice Maiden
An Inca sacrificial girl mummy, frozen and intact, with clear clothing and offerings.
2
Capacocha ritual
The exhibit reconstructs the Inca child-sacrifice-to-mountain-gods rite and worldview.
3
High-Andes artifacts
Offerings of pottery, textiles and ritual objects from Andean snow peaks.
🛈 Practical Info
→Location：Calle La Merced 110, Arequipa, Peru
→Time needed：About 1.5 hours
→Admission：Around S/25 (confirm on site)
💡 Tips
• Juanita is fragile; respect the museum's temperature and light rules.
• Take the audio guide — the sacrifice backstory is moving.
• Walkable from Santa Catalina Monastery; visit both.
FAQ
Any practical tips for visiting Museo Santury?
Juanita is fragile; respect the museum's temperature and light rules. Take the audio guide — the sacrifice backstory is moving.
