La Doncella -

(The Maiden) is one of the most remarkably preserved mummies ever discovered, a 15-year-old Inca girl frozen for over 500 years. Found in 1999 near the summit of the Llullaillaco volcano on the Argentina-Chile border, she was part of the three "Children of Llullaillaco" sacrificed in a sacred ritual known as capacocha . The Ritual: A Journey to the Divine

: She is housed in a meticulously controlled atmosphere that mimics the low oxygen, humidity, and -17°C (0°F) temperature of the volcano summit. La Doncella

: Scientists even found intact blood in her heart and lungs and discovered she was suffering from a bacterial lung infection at the time of her death. (The Maiden) is one of the most remarkably