Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Top 10 Museums of Cusco city

1. INKA MUSEUM

Description:
It is one of the most remarkable colonial houses of the city of Cusco. Built in the early seventeenth century Inca stone by Francisco Aldrete Maldonado lieutenant mayor, called the Admiral, who lived until his death in 1643. Rebuilt by Pedro Peralta de los Rios after the earthquake of 1650 and restored again by the San Antonio Abad University of Cusco after the earthquake of 1950. Currently holds the arms of his rebuilders, who added the attractive silver front looks today, and its large courtyard with arcades and paneled rooms.

Attractives:
It brings together a vast collection of Keros (carved wooden ceremonial vessels), textiles, mummies and idols of gold and solid silver, as well as weapons, tools and Inca pottery. Its architecture shows the splendor of colonial art, as the outdoor balcony whose central pillar is shaped caryatid. It belongs to the San Antonio Abad National University of Cusco and has an enviable collection of archaeological pieces from the Inca culture.

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Scheduling:
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday: 08:00 to 18:00 hrs.
Saturdays and holidays: 09:00 to 16:00.

Cost:
Adults S / 10.00 



2. PRECOLOMBIAN ART MUSEUM

Description:
Formerly this house was built to be a school named "Amaru tasting" or "House of Knowledge", the school of the Incas. It was built in a time without memory. In 1550 the Spanish conquerors, working to superimpose its culture on the foundation bowed, made it the home of religious retreat and later in the Monastery of Santa Clara. In the seventeenth century acquired Luis Jeronimo Cabrera, whose name stayed attached to the building today.
This historic building was purchased in 1981 by the Continental Bank. Revived and packaged in its 2000 square meters by the Foundation, Cabrera House became the Pre-Columbian Art Museum of Cusco is the first and only museum dedicated to highlight the Peruvian art of the ancient cultures of Peru. The museum displays in an orderly and progressive: a Board of Wood, Nazca, Mochica, Huari, Chimu, Inca, Colonial, Gold Room and Silver Room.

Attractives:
The 403 works of art spanning from 1250 B.C. to 1532 A.D. and were selected from a universe of 45,000 objects belonging to the Archaeological Museum Rafael Larco Herrera in Lima. The museology and lighting are spectacular as highlight the beauty of painting and sculpture in the 11 Peruvian prehistory museum rooms.

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Scheduling:
Hours: Monday to Sunday 9:00 to 22:00 hrs of. 

Cost: General admission S / 20.00 Students S / 10.00



3. CASA CONCHA – MACHUPICCHU MUSEUM

Description:
This beautiful place is remarkable for its picturesque balconies, was the residence of Jose de Santiago Concha, aristocrat noticeable during the early days of the conquest. One of his descendants, Pius Concha Martin, was the last Spanish governor of Cusco in the nineteenth century. Today belongs to the San Antonio Abad University of Cusco and houses the archaeological objects found by Hiram Bingham at Machu Picchu, recently brought from United States.

Attractives:
There are 360 pieces of Machu Picchu returned by Yale University, which may be appreciated by the Incas and tourists. Also look on pedestals and cabinets in two rooms on the second level, ceramic, lithic, metal and bones that were found in the excavations at Casa Concha y some goods Inka Museum.

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Scheduling:
Hours: Monday through Saturday from 9:00 to 17 hrs. 

Cost:
Foreigners: S / 20.00
National: S / 10.00
Foreign students: S / 10.00
National Students: S / 5.00

This blog has been written by IM WAY TOURS CUSCO


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