MUSEO NACIONAL DE ARQUEOLOGIA Y ANTROPOLOGIA
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The archaeology museum is still undergoing renovation, but access to part of the collection is still possible. The museum contains priceless treasures from the various pre-inca cultures. Don't miss the Mochica room and the showcases devoted to the Wari culture, some erotic ceramics, Paracas textiles, Chimú jewelry and utensils, mummies with deformed skulls and trepanning from the coastal peoples (one particularly impressive mummy veils his face with his left hand, where his fingernails gleam). Engraved stones - including the 2 m-high Raimondi stele from the Chavín period, and the Tello obelisk found at Chavín de Huantar, with its engravings of fantastic animals - as well as the crossed hands of Kotosh, are all breathtaking subjects.
Equally fascinating is the Museo Nacional de Historia, featuring furniture and paintings from the colonial and republican periods (including a remarkable gallery of some 35 portraits of the viceroys of Peru). This section is located in the Quinta de los Libertadores, a vast colonial house with a flower-filled patio, which was home to José de San Martín and Simón Bolívar, the country's liberators. Guide service in French (S/ 15). Around the Plaza de Pueblo Libre, colorful houses and a few traditional addresses. Quite dense, we hope that the renovation will enable us to show off these treasures to their best advantage, which will shed light on what we'll see next on our journey.
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