Travel Reference
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Top Museums
Some sites have their own museums - the ones at Tikal and Copán are well worth the extra
admission fee - but there are also important city and regional museums which hold many
of the most valuable and impressive pre-Hispanic artifacts.
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Museo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala City (
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) By far the most impressive collection of an-
cient Maya artifacts, with pieces from all the important ceremonial areas, including an impressive throne from the Piedras
Negras site.
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Museo Popol Vuh, Guatemala City (
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) A wealth of smaller pieces, including figurines, wooden masks, textiles
and a faithful copy of the Dresden Codex.
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Museo El Baúl, Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa (
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) An open-air museum situated on the grounds of the sugar
cane farm where dozens of human-sized stone sculptures have been found.
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Museo Santa Bárbara, Flores (
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) Over 9000 archaeological pieces originating from El Petén sites, all crammed
into one room.
