2022 | France | Documentary

Peru, sacrifices in the kingdom of Chimor

  • English, French, Spanish - 1 mins
  • Director | Jérôme Scemla
  • Writer | Jérôme Scemla
  • Producer | Patricia Boutinard Rouelle, Marianne Jestaz

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In Northern Peru, archeologists are investigating the largest known mass child sacrifice in the world, carried out by the last great Andean empire before the Incas, in the heart of the Kingdom of Chimor. The remains of more than 300 children and 600 juvenile llamas have been found!
But how, and, more importantly, why were these children and animals sacrificed?

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