Archaeologists find evidence of world's biggest sacrifice of children

Excavations near the northern Peruvian coastal city of Trujillo began in 2011 when archaeologists uncovered the remains of 42 children and 76 llamas. (AFP)

Archaeologists in Peru have found evidence of the biggest-ever sacrifice of children, uncovering the remains of more than 140 youngsters who were slain alongside 200 llamas as part of a ritual offering some 550 years ago, National Geographic announced on Thursday.

The site was located on top of a cliff facing the Pacific Ocean in La Libertad, a northern region where the Chimu civilization arose, an ancient pre-Columbian people who worshipped the moon.