Salta & the Andean Northwest - Argentina - page 475

6 Hostería Carlos Alvear C1
7 Howard Johnson Plaza Jujuy B1
8 Munay Hotel A1
9 Posada El Arribo A1

Eating
10 Krysys B2
11 Madre Tierra C1
12 Manos Jujeñas B1
13 Mercado del Sur C3
14 Viracocha B2

Entertainment
15 El Coya Bolívar D3

Museo Arqueológico MUSEUM
(Lavalle 434; admission AR$5; 8am-8pm Mon-Fri) The standout exhibit is a vivid
3000-year-old fertility goddess figure, depicted with snakes for hair and in the act of giv-
ing birth. She's a product of the advanced San Francisco culture, which existed in Las
Yungas from about 1400 BC to 800 BC. There's also a selection of skulls with cranial
deformities (practiced for cosmetic reasons) and mummified bodies.

Museo Temático de
Maquetas Tupac Amaru MUSEUM
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(Alvear 1152; 8am-11pm) Set up by and housed in the headquarters of an indi-
genous political organization, this rather charming museum tells the history, traditions
and mythology of indigenous Argentina in a series of rather entertaining dioramas. If you
can read Spanish, you'll find copious information here on these subjects.

Museo Histórico Franciscano MUSEUM
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