List of Andean peaks with known pre-Columbian ascents

This is an incomplete list of mountains in the Andes that are known to have had pre-Columbian ascents. It is divided into those peaks for which there is direct evidence of an ascent to the summit, and those peaks where evidence has been found only at a lower altitude on the mountain. Ascents were made for religious purposes by groups affiliated with the Inca Empire. These ascents sometimes involved the ritual child sacrifice known as qhapaq hucha.

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  Coropuna, main summit on the left, Kasulla on the right.
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  There is a large platform on the summit of Alto Toroni.
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  View of Licancabur from near San Pedro de Atacama.
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  Antofalla seen from the north.
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  Two small ruined dwellings at about 6700m on Llullaillaco seen from the summit.

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