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Museo Larco

Av. Bolivar 1515 | Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru
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As featured in 3 days in Lima
Ranked #1 of 104 attractions in Lima
4.5 of 5 stars 345 Reviews
Type: History Museums
Fee: Yes
Traveler Description: The Larco Museum has become one of Lima’s must-dos. It displays an important collection of pre-Columbian art of more than 45,000 pieces and provides... more »
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Washington, DC
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 26, 2012 NEW

You will step back in time and get a great overview of all the amazing cultures that existed in Peru. A must see! More

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Folsom, Ca
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 25, 2012 NEW

Was told by our tour agent that if we could only see one museum, this was it and she was right. Very interesting artifacts from ALL the cultures in Lima, with excellent descriptions of the displays in both English and Spanish More

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Fairview, Texas
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 25, 2012 NEW

No question this is a fine museum and well run. Collection is privately owned but they have done a good job in presenting items. Not sure about the erotic art gallery, could have done without it . Restaurant is very good More

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Mammoth Lakes, California
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 23, 2012 NEW

The museum is a must see in Lima. There are thousands of artifacts. We started with a movie explaining where the artifacts came from (there are several language versions of the movie). Then we moved on to the upstairs exhibits. After that we went downstairs to a VERY x-rated museum. We had our 12 year old with us and the... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 NEW

Worth visiting. The building and grounds are by themselves beautiful with a wonderfulsmall cafe that you should allow time for but what is really great is the museum. Very well done exhibits with very good information in many languages. A truly good experience. Don't miss it! More

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Toronto,Ontario,Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2012

It went back to much earlier than just the Inca civilization. Although we did not know about the history in the past. We were able to understand the different of the artifacts in different era and regions. The explanations are simple and well organized. The erotic collection housed in the basement is a lot of fun. They even open up... More

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Mariana Watson, Public Relations Manager at Museo Larco, responded to this review
May 22, 2012

Dear Dennisk32, Thank you very much for your feedback! We really appreciate your kind comments about your experience at Museo Larco. We wanted to let you know that we already had a meeting with the restaurant administration in order to improve their reservation system better as you suggested. Thank you for letting us know, this is the only way we... More

Halifax, Canada
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2012

Super cool and well worth the cab ride from your hotel. Follow the sounds of giggles to the erotic collection housed in a separate building. More

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Lima, Peru
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2012

This si one of the Must to go when you visit Lima, The Place is located in a beautiful ancient Farm House, where the Museum is very well organized, and also with a magnificent variety of Textiles and Ceramics as well as some Gold Jewelery, from diferent ancient Cultures from the Pre-Columbian Peru. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2012

We really enjoyed our visit to Museo Larco and wandering through the beautifully-designed, white-washed building with its masses of bouganvillia outside. I thought the main collection was a bit small but well presented. The entrance fee is not cheap by Peruvian standards (30 soles/adult) and their shop too is very pricey. Afterwards, we had coffee and juice in the restaurant... More

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Naples, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2012

definite must in Lima. Priceless collection of precolombian objects, including special section with pottery with erotic motives.the museum is located in a building surrounded by a beautiful garden.There is a museum restaurant which serves excellent food. More

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