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Inca Child From Aconcagua Moved to Mendoza Museum Ahead of Final Return

The overnight transfer places the ancestor in a restricted conservation room under Indigenous-led protocols before a planned repatriation to the sacred mountain.

Overview

  • The remains were moved pre-dawn on Saturday from CONICET’s INCIHUSA to the Museo Cornelio Moyano in Mendoza under tight security.
  • Gualtach Caye, a new climate‑controlled, access‑restricted storage room at the museum, will house the ofrenda without intervention or public display.
  • Authorities say the stay at the museum is an interim stage in a staged repatriation process that will culminate on Aconcagua, with no date yet set.
  • The move follows years of dialogue through the Mesa de Diálogo Intercultural, which frames the process as historical repair recognizing the child as an ancestor.
  • Conservation protocols and ceremonial elements guided the operation, with preservation overseen by conservator Valentina Ruggiero and infrastructure prepared by provincial teams.