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10
iPerú
C2
MUSEO NACIONAL DE
ANTROPOLOGÍA, ARQUEOLOGÍA
E HISTORIA DEL PERÚ
(National Museum of Anthropology, Archaeology & History; 463-5070;
ht-
tp://museonacional.perucultural.org.pe
;
Plaza Bolívar, cnr San Martín & Vivanco, Pueblo Libre; adult/child
S10/1; 9am-5pm Tue-Sat, to 4pm Sun)
This rambling museum traces the history of Peru
from the Preceramic Period to the early republic. Displays include the famous Raimondi
Stela, a 2.1m rock carving from the Chavín era that is at least 2000 years old. Also on
view are numerous late-colonial and early republic paintings, including an 18th-century
rendering of the
Last Supper
in which Christ and his disciples feast on
cuy
(guinea pig).
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