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“Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Arqueologia, E Historia Del Peru” Fodors.com
“Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Arqueologia e Historia” Wcities.com
“Lima: Layer by layer” sfgate.com / San Francisco Chronicle
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #19 of 83 attractions in Lima
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The extensive archaeological collection in this museum includes more than 100,000 items from pre-Hispanic cultures including ceramics, metals, funeral...... more » The extensive archaeological collection in this museum includes more than 100,000 items from pre-Hispanic cultures including ceramics, metals, funeral offerings and carved stone figures. « less
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Attraction type: History museum
Address: Plaza Bolivar s/n Pueblo Libre Lima
Peru
Tel: 51 1 463 5070
Fax: 51 1 4 63 20 09

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“U get to know Peru!”
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4 of 5 stars
henryfa 6 contributions
peru
May 13, 2009

Great information about the Peruvian Culture! The museum is quite big and well organised more

“A great overview of Peruvian pre history”
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5 of 5 stars
davidthevagabond 5 contributions
Atlanta, Georgia
Jun 7, 2007
4/4 found this review helpful

I have visited the Museum twice. It is a great place to begin or to conclude a visit to Peru. The archaelogical and anthropological wings give a very good chronological introduction to the most important Pre-Columbian cultures of Peru--the Inca were only the last to develop of probably hundreds--and contains many of the most important archaelogical finds in Peru, particularly... more

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National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History Address

Plaza Bolivar s/n Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru
Tel: 51 1 463 5070 Fax: 51 1 4 63 20 09