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Peru Museums
Although Peru has a large number of museums to found in most cities and even towns, they are still being filled with finds from archaeological sites monthy.
To find the Peru museums near your destination, choose the province or
city from this list:
HUACHO
- Museo Monumental de la Municipalidad Distrital de Huaura
- Avenida San Martin, Huaura, Huacho.
- Historic parts of the Republican period with the flag of the Liberator, furniture,
file with historical documents, photos. Prehispanic ceramic exhibition
areas and Rontoy Acaray.
Peru
Museums in CARQUIN
- Museo Arqueologico Comunal
Distrito de Carquin, provincia de Huaura, Huacho.
- Archeology Exhibition from the valley.
PATIVILCA
- Museo Bolivariano
Provincia de Pativilca.
- It showcases the furniture, photographs and documents
pertaining to the stay of the liberator Simon Bolivar in that house.
Peru Museums in
CHANCAY
- Museo Municipal de Chancay
Mucipalidad Distrital de Chancay.
- Lopez de Zuniga 142, Chancay
- Exhibition of archaeological pieces from the Chancay
culture.
- Parts of the Covadonga ship which sank in the port of
Chancay.
PUNO
- Museo Arqueologico de la Universidad Nacional del Altiplano
Ciudad Universitaria
PIURA
- Museo Arqueologico Municipal
Esquina de Sullana y Huanuco.
- Museo Etnohistorico de Ayabaca
Jr. Bolognesi 718.
Peru Museums in
MONQUEGUA
- Museo Contisuyo
Calle Tacna 294
Monquegua
LAMBAYEQUE
- Museo Nacional Enrique Bruning de Lambayeque
- Av. Luis Gonzales 345
- Display of the wonders of the Senor de Sipan
metallurgical works.
- Museo Tumbas Reales de Sipan
- Two blocks from Museo Bruning.
- Museo de Sican
- New museum 15 minutes from Lambayeque
- http://sican.perucultural.org.pe
- Museo de Sitio de Huaca Rajada
- Museo de Sitio deTucume
LA
LIBERTAD
- Museo Municipal Wamachuko
- Jr. Sucre # 1 block - Huamachuco - La Libertad
- Peru
- See their web site Museo de Sitio de Chan Chan
On the highway to Huanchaco.
See their web site
- Museo de Sitio Huaca El Dragon
- Panamericana Norte (Sexto Paradero)
La Esperanza - Trujillo.
- Museo de Chiclin
- Calle Buenos Aires 16 (Behind the Iglesia Del Senor de la
Cana)
- Museo de Arqueologia de la Universidad Nacional de
Trujillo
- Jr. Junin 578 - Trujillo.
Tel: 474850
- See their Web site
- Museo Cassinelli
- Av. Nicolas de Pierola
Estacion de Servicio Cassinelli - Trujillo
Tel. 226127
Peru Museums in
JUNiN
- Museo de Sitio Wari Willcakizs
ICA
- Museo de Sitio Julio C. Tello de Paracas
- Km 27 Carretera Pisco-Puerto San Martin, Pisco
CAJAMARCA
- Museo de Sitio Arqueologico Kuntur Wasi
- Province of San Pablo Museo
- Museo Yachay Wasi - Cajabamba
- Ask for the house of "Don Gato Miguel"
- Arqueologico Horacio Urteaga
Peru Museums in
AYACUCHO
- Museo Regional de Arqueologia
- Centro Cultural del INC - Huamanga
- Museo de Sitio de Wari
AREQUIPA
- Museo Arqueologico de la Universidad Catolica de Santa
Maria
- Jr. Cruz verde Nº 303, near Arequipa, 3 blocks from the
Plaza de Armas.
- Tel: (054) 229-798
- What: Founded in 1969, all material on display is the
product of research. It's a regional museum containing archeological
finds of the Arequipa region from 10,000 BC to the colonial period,
including all periods and cultures of the area
ANCASH
- Museo Arqueologico de Ancash
- Av. Luzuriaga 762 - Huaraz
- Tel: (044) 721-551
- Museo Regional de Casma Max Uhle
- Ruins of Sechin
- Panamerican Hwy North
Casma
Peru Museums in
AMAZONAS
- Centro de Interpretacion y Complejo Arqueologico de Kuelap
- Leymebamba, Chachapoyas, Amazonas - 72 km
southwest of the city of Chachapoyas
- Tel: (041) 477045
- Schedule (all year): Monday to Sunday from 8:00 am to
17:00 pm
- General: S /. 11.00 / Specials: S /. 5.50 / national
Child: S/.1.00
- Called "The Fortress" and built on top of a high
mountain, this is the most important archaeological site in the
mountainous jungle of Peru. Kuelap was built and inhabited by the
Chachapoyas (1000 to 1400 years BC). Within its "walls", Kuelap
contains 505 homes, most of them circular. Outside the city, some 198
more homes were built, adding up to more than 700 buildings.
- Muestrario Museografico del Instituto Nacional de Cultura -
Amazonas
- Jiron Ayacucho 675, Chachapoyas.
- Tel: (041) 777045
- Exhibiting objects of the area from the Chachapoyas
culture. Pottery, bones, paintings.
- Muestrario Arqueologico de Amazonas
- Jr. Libertad 1174
Chachapoyas
- Museo Arqueologico "Gilberto Tenorio Ruiz"
- Jiron Ayacucho #904 - 908 INC Amazonas, Chachapoyas
Chachapoyas, Amazonas
- (041) 477045
- Description: Exhibiting objects from the area and private
donations belonging to members of the Chachapoyas culture. You can find
collections of pottery, textiles and stone (batons, axes, among
others), as well as paleontological findings: fossils and shells of
scallops, sea and land snails.
Please contact us for any comments, errors, or changes in the list of these Peru museums.
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