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Museo Santuarios Andinos (Museum of Andean Sanctuaries)

Santa Catalina 210, Arequipa, Peru
054/200-345
Ranked #7 of 24 attractions in Arequipa
4.5 of 5 stars 44 Reviews
Type: History Museums
Traveler Description: The museum can be difficult to find at first. Even many locals and police are unaware of its existence. You might ask a street vendor to direct you... more »
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Oakland, California
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31 reviews 31 reviews
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14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 25, 2012 NEW

The museum provides a nice packaged tour of the discovery of Incan human sacrifice and the interpretation of the artifacts that were found. The tour starts with a 15 minute video of the work involved in excavating the burial sites at high altitude. The video is followed by a guided tour through the three or four rooms of the museum... More

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Sydney, Australia
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 10, 2012

This is a great insight into the Inka ritual and culture. You see the frozen 'mummy' and all the things they were buried with. Excellent guide and interesting video presentation. And not too long. Kids loved it and we were intrigued. More

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Nashville
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 9, 2012

athe video and subsequent exhibits are worth it even if "Juanita" is not there More

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Oakland, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 7, 2012

A great little museum with excellent display design. A lot of artifacts and textiles, and the famous Incan "Ice Princess" Juanita who was frozen in a glacier. More

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Arlington Heights, Massachusetts, United States
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 17, 2012

While this is a quick visit and I'm not the biggest fan of museums, I would recommend going to this one. The video on Juanita is interesting, and the Incan artifacts are great to see. Of course, its worth a visit just to see Juanita - pretty neat, the story behind this mummy! More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 22, 2011

Really interesting artefacts and a really good tour. More

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Central Coast, NSW, Australia
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64 helpful votes 64 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed December 19, 2011
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Personally felt it a waste of time. If you've been to the outdoor cemetary at Chauchilla, you'll see more. They rush you through, inhospitable environment for tourists. It's almost set up as the bare minimum they can do to get tourists to pay something for not much. There are far better things to do in Arequipa than this More

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Vernon, Canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 4, 2011

We had a guide, but should have just walked around by ourselves. She was very robotic and didn't tell us anything we couldn't have read on the walls of the rooms. great place for photographs and an interesting site. More

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Oslo
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 20, 2011

Momia Juanita was a highlight of this museum. Our English speaking guide told us all about the background and we felt this was a wonderful learning experience about Inka culture. More

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Lakeland, Florida
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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed November 12, 2011

We went here specifically to see Juanita, but they have her in 3 glass boxes and the area is so dark that you can barely see her. There is a 20 minute movie before you enter the museum that was interesting, and they had some nice artifacts prior to entering the area where Juanita is stored. More

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