National Geographic explorer Johan Reinhard chronicles his high-altitude archaeological adventures in the Andes, focusing on the 1995 discovery of the Incan Ice Maiden, sacrificed five hundred years earlier, and the 1999 find of three Inca children on Llullaillaco, frozen in a state of near perfection
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-361) and index
Discovery on Ampato -- Return of the maiden -- Extreme archaeology -- Mummies and media -- The mountains of power -- Juanita's journey --Peaks, storms, and sarita -- Earth mother, mountain father -- Misti's children -- Quehuar's headless mummy -- Mountain of dreams -- Past perfect