Lady of Cao

is a name given to a female Moche mummy discovered at the archeological site El Brujo, which is located about 45 km north of Trujillo in the La Libertad Region of Peru.
The lady of Cao is a sign that the woman enjoyed great power in pre-Columbian Peru. Before the discovery, it was thought that only men had held high positions. It is believed that the lady had the status of a moche ruler