Lima-So many museums, so little time.
That’s how we felt when trying to make a decision on which museums to see during our limited time in Lima. That’s because Lima is a museum heaven.
Museums Enhance Understanding
When traveling to a destination for the first time, especially to a foreign destination, my husband and I make a point to visit as many in-country museums as time allows. We prefer to front load the museums in an attempt to give us a better understanding of the significance of the locations and culture(s) we are about to experience. This is in addition to the reading and research we do prior to leaving our home base.
Arriving Early Gives Flexibility
As mentioned earlier, we arrived in Lima a couple of days before the G Adventures tour scheduled meeting date.
This not only gave us plenty of time to explore Lima, but also gave us plenty of time to visit several great museums.
Choosing the Museums
We visited three stand-alone museums during our free time in Lima: National Museum of the Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru (NMAAHP); the Larco Museum; and the Gold Museum of Peru and Arms of the World. We also took the tour of the Church of San Francisco catacombs, and the house where Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin lived. The house is adjacent to the NMAAHP museum.
Gold Museum of Peru
Let’s start with the Gold Museum of Peru and Arms of the World. Located in the Monterrico neighborhood of the Surco District, it represents the private collection assembled by Miguel Mujica Gallo. In general, it’s open from 10:30 to 6:00 pm daily.
