Museum of Pre-Columbian Art (Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino) Santiago

Bandera 361, Santiago , Chile - Phone: (56-2) 688-7348
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TravelPod Member ReviewsMuseum of Pre-Columbian Art (Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino) Santiago

  • Really interesting Museum

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    tracey_hunter 1 contribution Shetland, United Kingdom Nov 19, 2011

    Unfortunately when I was here some of the exhibits were closed. I think the roof was leaking!!!! Nevertheless there was still tons to see. I enjoyed reading about pre-columbian history since I didn't know much about this subject before. Tons of pottery and clothing and masks and statues as well as Chinchorro mummies. Really interesting!!

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    ... a girl at the hostel who had seen it too and she escorted me there (thanks Kerry!!). I also visited the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art which was very interesting and showed some of the Chinchorro mummies and artifacts that I'd seen in Arica in ...

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