200 kids, one horrifying discovery, and a civilization that vanished before the Incas arrived.
In northern Peru, the unprecedented archaeological discovery of the largest known mass child sacrifice in the world opens the doors to the kingdom of Chimor. This international archaeological investigation carried out like a criminal investigation reveals the mysteries of the last civilization of the Andes before the arrival of the Incas.
Direction
True crime pacing applied to 550-year-old bones.
Cinematography
Peruvian coast so bleak it becomes beautiful.
Director
Jérôme Scemla
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Huanchaquito-Las Llamas site contained remains of over 140 children and 200 llamas, dated to ~1450 CE.
Chimor was actually larger than the Inca empire at its peak — the Incas literally conquered their more powerful neighbor.
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