A fifteen year old Incoan girl who was used as a sacrifice to the Sun God Inti. This practice was common for the Inca civilization. Most sacrifices took place on high mountain tops where the chosen people were stabbed by a ceremonial knife. The sacrificed people died wearing many holy trinkets. These trinkets were used to ask for blessings from the Gods. After the person was killed, The cold arid climate of the mountains caused them to become mummies over a short period of time. 

The Inca Empire was formed in 1438 C.E. by the unity of surrounding tribes. Their style of government was a dictatorship with one God emperor. Pachacuti was the first and most famous Inca Emperor. He rapidly expanded the Empire through means of alliance and conquering. Pachacuti helped form the original religious pantheon for the Inca. It consisted of multiple Gods including Viracocha who was the creator,  Inti the god of the Sun, and Apu Illapu who was the giver of rain. Pachacuti died 1472 C.E. causing his empire to go into civil unrest. When he died, he was mummified to help him "stay alive in the physical world." The Incas believed that he became one with the Sun God Inti for eternity. 

Mummies were important to the Incan religion. The Incan religion consisted of multiple gods or polytheism. Each of these gods played a key role in how the Earth was shaped to the Inca. The Incans believed that the creator of all the Earth and the Heavens was Viracocha. The God of the Sun Inti controlled the heavens or the sun. Mummies were thought to have been transported into the heavens to become one with Inti. To be mummified required only one thing, to be an emperor of the Incan Empire. Emperors were thought to be God kings in life and in death. If the Emperor in power died, they would be mummified by the use of sacred preservatives as a way to show honor and respect. In addition to this, emperors were given food and water to aid them in their journey to join Inti.