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(Arequipa s/n; admission S8; 8:30am-5:30pm Mon-Sat)
This convent houses many colonial
paintings from the
escuela cuzqueña,
as well as an impressive collection of vestments and
other religious embroidery. It also contains a baroque side chapel with dramatic friezes,
and many life-sized (and sometimes startling) models of nuns praying, sewing and going
about their lives.
MUSEO DE ARTE PRECOLOMBINO
( 23-3210;
http://map.perucultural.org.pe
;
Plazoleta Nazarenas 231; admission S22; 9am-10pm)
In-
side a Spanish colonial mansion with an Inca ceremonial courtyard, this pre-Columbian
art museum showcases a small, varied collection of artifacts drawn from the vast store-
rooms of Lima's Museo Larco (
Click here
)
. Highlights include displays of
queros,
the
Nazca and Moche galleries of multicolored ceramics, and the dazzling displays of gold
and silver jewelry.
The courtyard is home to a contem- porary, glass-walled eatery,
MAP Café
(
noon-3pm & 6pm-midnight)
, a fine spot for upscale renditions of Peruvian classics.
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CHOCO MUSEO
( 24-4765; Calle Garcilaso 210;
www.chocomuseo.com
; admission S2; 10:30am-6:30pm)
While the
museum is frankly lite, the best part of this French-owned enterprise is the organic
chocolate-making workshop (S70 per person). You can also come for fondue, a fresh cup
of fair-trade hot cocoa or to book a chocolate farm tour. Multi lingual and kid-friendly.
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MUSEO HISTÓRICO REGIONAL
(Calle Garcilaso at Heladeros; admission with boleto turístico; 8am-5pm Tue-Sun)
An eclectic mu-
seum is housed in the home that once belonged to El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, the 16th-
century
mestizo
(person of mixed indigenous and Spanish descent) chronicler. There are
sundry exhibitions from various periods, but the most significant (and moving) are de-
voted to Túpac Amaru II, the indigenous leader who fomented a series of rebellions in the
18th century - and was heavily influenced by Garcilaso's writings.
Also worthwhile is a dramatic reproduction of a colonial religious statue showing St
James (Santiago) slaying an Inca instead of the traditional Moors.
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