The Capacocha ritual was one of the most significant religious ceremonies in the Inca Empire. It involved sacrificing children and young women to deities and sacred places at the summits of ...

Both boys and girls were selected for the rituals, which were considered a great honor. The Capacocha sacrifice began in the capital city of Cusco, according to Heritage Daily, where children were ...

Very little is known about Capacocha, the sacred Inca ceremony of ... The earliest and only known written accounts of the ritual are chronicles written by Spanish conquistador historians.