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Llullaillaco

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Llu·llai·lla·co  (yy-yäk)
A volcano, 6,727.4 m (22,057 ft) high, in the Andes of northern Chile near the Argentine border.
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Noun1.Llullaillaco - a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,057 feet high)
Argentina, Argentine Republic - a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America
Chile, Republic of Chile - a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast
Andes - a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast
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On a frigid, windy afternoon in March 1999, Johan Reinhard, a renowned arch archaeologist (expert on prehistoric cultures), stands atop the summit of 6,700-meters-(22,100-feet) high Mount Llullaillaco (yul-ya-Ya-ko) in northern Argentina, tie watch, crew gingerly lowers team member Jaen upside down by his ankles into a 1.
Mummies Unwrapped by WEINSTOCK, MAIA / Science World
The bodies were discovered last month in burials on top of Argentina's Mount Llullaillaco.
Inca mummies emerge from deep freeze by Bower, B. / Science News
Reinhard had explored Mount Llullaillaco several times before, mapping ruins and trying the trail to the top.
INCAN MUMMIES FOUND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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