Andean Sanctuaries Museum

Archaeological museum in Arequipa, Peru

Andean Sanctuaries Museum

Established| December 5, 1996; 28 years ago (1996-12-05)
Location| Arequipa, Peru
Coordinates| 16°23′59″S 71°32′16″W﻿ / ﻿16.399820°S 71.537787°W﻿ / -16.399820; -71.537787
Type| Archaeological museum

The Andean Sanctuaries Museum (Spanish: Museo Santuarios Andinos) is an archaeological museum in Arequipa, Peru.

## History

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The museum was founded in 1996 by resolution N° 3966-R-97, the creation of this museum was to conserve the archaeological artifacts of the project Santuarios de Altura del Sur Andino, this project began in 1980 by the archaeologists José Chavéz and Johan Reinhard in the mountains of southern Peru.[1] In March 2020, two archaeologists from the Catholic University of Santa María conducted an analysis of the museum's textiles.[2] In November 2020, the museum was declared a National Cultural Heritage Site by the Ministry of Culture.[3]

## Collections

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The museum contains the Juanita mummy, a mummy that was found in the Ampato volcano after an expedition in 1995 by archeologists José Chavez and Johan Reinhard.[4] The museum has a collection of polychromatic ceramic pieces, also the museum has the Spondylus shells that were moved from the coast of Peru to the massif by Inca priests, also the museum has woven dolls representing people and woven bags used by the indigenous people of Peru to collect coca leaves. The museum also has photographs of South American camelids.[5] The museum contains archaeological remains of Human Sacrifices in the Misti volcano.[6] The museum exhibits Inca aryballus [es] and ancient utensils used by the indigenous civilizations of Peru, in addition, the museum contains copper, silver and gold statuettes.[7] The museum also contains wooden qirus and a collection of metals that were used as indigenous offerings to the gods.[8] The museum also contains the Urpicha mummy [es].[9] The museum also contains the Sarita mummy that was found in the Sara Sara volcano.[10]

## References

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1. ^ "Museo Santuarios Andinos". Universidad Católica de Santa María (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
2. ^ "Arequipa: analizan textiles encontrados junto a la momia Juanita". Andina (in Spanish). 2020-03-09. Archived from the original on 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
3. ^ Amanque, Hugo (2020-11-26). "Ministerio de Cultura declaró Patrimonio Cultural de la Nación al Museo Santuarios Andinos de la UCSM". Arequipa Misti Press (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
4. ^ Jenkins, Dilwyn (2012-01-01). The Rough Guide to Peru. Rough Guides UK. ISBN 978-1-4053-8985-3.
5. ^ "Arequipa: visitantes pueden ingresar gratis hoy al museo de la momia Juanita". Andina (in Spanish). 2021-05-18. Archived from the original on 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
6. ^ Zavala, Enrique (2019-10-06). "Los secretos del mayor sacrificio de niños y niñas que los incas realizaron para apaciguar a un volcán en Perú". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-20.
7. ^ "Arequipa: Momia Juanita vuelve a recibir visitas en Museo Santuarios Andinos". La República (in Spanish). 2020-11-03. Archived from the original on 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
8. ^ "Museo Santuarios Andinos - ¿Quienes somos?". Universidad Católica de Santa María (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
9. ^ Condori, Jorge (2018-05-30). "La momia Juanita, 'la reina de los hielos' que deslumbra en Arequipa". La Razón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-20.
10. ^ "Momias Juanita y Sarita son declaradas patrimonio Cultural de la Nación". Diario Correo (in Spanish). 2020-11-26. Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2021-10-21.

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