The Catholic University of Santa María (UCSM) () is a local private University in
Arequipa
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,
Peru
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, and has been in continuous operation since it was founded on 6 December 1961. It was founded by William Daniel Morris Christy, an
American
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priest
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from
St. Louis, Missouri
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.
The University first came to the attention of various archaeological research teams after the American archaeologist, Dr. Johan Reinhard, discovered in 1995, the body of a 500-year-old
Inca
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mummy
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later named "
Juanita" on the top of
Mount Ampato near Arequipa. The mummy was later brought to the University for further research and is currently encased in a special glass box and kept at constant cold temperatures to conserve her body.
Founding
The Catholic University of Santa Maria was founded by William Daniel Morris Christy, who was born on 4 November 1910 in St. Louis, Missouri. He founded the university on 6 December 1961.
It is the second oldest private university in Peru, after the
Catholic University of Lima (Today PUCP).
USCM Radio has been broadcasting since 1999.
UCSM Radio
accessed 16 March 2020
See also
*List of universities in Peru
This list of universities in Peru includes officially recognized public and private universities in Peru, sorted by region. In 2015, enrollment was divided into 979,896 for private universities and 333,501 for public universities. The average numb ...
*Yonhy Lescano
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Universities in Peru
Universities and colleges established in 1961
1961 establishments in Peru