Peru, Chile and Argentina were places where the mummies of sacrificed ones were found. A typical example was Juanita, the Ice Maiden.

The mummified rulers were likely to be artificial mummies, but the mummification method of the Inca are not fully known. The dead king was likely to be placed on a throne with his arms across his chest and his knees brought up to the chest. Dressed in fancy clothes his chest pieces of silver and gold were found on his chest, hand and mouth. No the detailed mummification record had been found, so we are not sure whether the body was dried or treated.

Sacrificed children were mummified by the freezing temperature and the dry, windy mountain air, so they were natural mummies.