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Museo Larco

TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 80 attractions in Lima
Traveller Description:
This museum houses an impressive collection of ceramics plus exhibits of mummies, a gold room, textiles made from feathers and a unique collection of... more » This museum houses an impressive collection of ceramics plus exhibits of mummies, a gold room, textiles made from feathers and a unique collection of pre-Columbian erotica depicting the sexual practices of a number of Peruvian cultures. « less
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Attraction type: History museum
Address: Av. Bolivar 1515
Pueblo Libre Lima
Peru
Tel: 51 1 - 461 1312
Fax: 51 1 - 461 5640

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5 of 5 stars
South America
13 Aug 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

I have just being to Peru and one of the best experiences I had during my trip was Lima and Larco Museum. It was just the Peru brief I needed to enjoy the rest of my trip, learning about the Incas and the preinca cultures from the north and south coast. It was an eyeopener for me, getting to know... more

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1 of 5 stars
Queens, NY
12 Aug 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

I visited this museum in July, 2008 along with a friend, he is white from the US and I am latino, from the US also. While touring the Museum there were only Europeans and white Americans there and I was the only person, other than the employees of the museum, with darker complexion. This was a problem because the security... more

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5 of 5 stars
museumlover80
24 Jul 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

This is one of those little treasures you don't expect to find in South America. The museum was fantastic! It's a private museum run by the family of the archaeologist and founder. They have a collection of about 45,000 pre-Columbian objects including a spectacular Erotic Gallery featuring ceramics in all sorts of positions. It's definitely a must see!! more

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5 of 5 stars
Redmond, WA
3 Jan 2007
13/13 found this review helpful

After two visits to Lima I can safely say I have seen the majority of the tourist attractions listed in the guidebooks and in the locally-distributed flyers for tourists. For that matter, I've seen a number of local attractions those sources fail to list. And out of everything I've seen, including the very highly-rated National Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology,... more

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5 of 5 stars
meamomuseos
24 Jul 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

Uno de los mejores museos del mundo. Este museo tiene 45.000 objetos del Peru precolombiano. Presenta una fina coleccion de... more

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Museo Larco Address

Av. Bolivar 1515 | Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru
Tel: 51 1 - 461 1312 Fax: 51 1 - 461 5640