Museo de Oro

Museo de Oro

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January 10th 2010
Today we got to sleep in! It felt great. We walked to the grocery store to pick up drinks and snacks, then walked to larcomar. We decided to go to the Museo de Oro (gold). It was a really nice exhibit. It came with a free audio tour and had nice pieces to look at. My favorite part was the dark room at the end of the tour that had rows of pieces lit up. It was beautiful. Afterward we had ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Miraflores

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more