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Casinelli Museum (Museo Arqueologico Casinelli)

Av. Nicolas de Pierola 607, Trujillo, Peru
044/246-110
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 October 2011

Who would have thought that you would find an amazing museum filled with pre Columbian ceramics in the basement of a gas station in northern Peru? Well, this place exists and it is the Casinelli Museum in Trujillo. Mr. Casenilli, an Italian imigrant, began collecting pre-Columbian ceramics in the 1940s and in the early 1970s he decided to open a... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 October 2010
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It is a bit difficult to find this museum, belonging to an italian immigrant named Casinelli. You will find it near a Petrol Station a little bit outside of Trujillo town centre. But it is really worth it, they have a huge archeological collection foung in the nearby sites. And the guide is very nice and will blow some of... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 February 2012
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 August 2011
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