The first records of this sanctuary, located on the Nevado de Chuscha (5,468 meters above sea level) in Cafayate, in the south of Salta Province, date back to the 1920s. Local people discovered and unearthed the remains of a girl in an Inca context. From that time until her arrival at the MAAM, the body and her trousseau went through a series of events over the years.

The first records of this sanctuary, located on the Nevado de Chuscha (5,468 meters above sea level) in Cafayate, in the south of Salta Province, date back to the 1920s. Local people discovered and unearthed the remains of a girl in an Inca context. From that time until her arrival at the MAAM, the body and her trousseau went through a series of events over the years.

In 2001, the CEPPA Foundation (Center for Studies on Applied Policies), led by Dr. Mateo Goretti, acquired the body and allocated funds to carry out the first scientific studies.

The book “The Inca Sanctuary of the Nevado de Chuscha (Salta-Catamarca)” was published, with Juan Schobinger as compiler.

After 82 years, in 2006, the Chuscha mummy was returned to Salta Province and, to this day, is preserved and safeguarded at the Museum of High-Altitude Archaeology (MAAM).