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Casa de la Moneda (Mint) Museum |
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Located in the city of Potosí, this
building is considered the Escorial
of America. It is made of stone,
tile and cedar wood, and comprises
an area of 7,570 m2. The access to
this museum is through a beautiful
Mannerist portal. The visitor’s
attention is first drawn to the “Mascarón”,
of 1865, work of the French Eugenio
Martín Moulon, according to a
version existing on its origin.
Nowadays, the Mascarón identifies
both the Mint and the city of Potosí
itself.
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Gold Museum |
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Since
1939, after four hundred years of
stories about sacking, conquests and
findings which sometimes were by
chance, the official collection of
the Gold Museum was started with the
sponsorship of Banco de la República
de Colombia. It opened in 1944 to
special visitors of the Bank, and
now it has a modern building
downtown Bogotá, very close to its
first location.
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“Amantes de Sumpa” Archaeological
Museum |
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This
place is located southeast of the
city of Santa Elena, in the
peninsula of the same name, and it
is accessed from the city of
Guayaquil. Sumpa is the native name
of the Peninsula of Santa Elena, and
the archaeological site is known as
Las Vegas. The archaeological zone
corresponds to a pre-ceramic
settlement where traces of housing,
garbage dump and a cemetery are
found.
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The Lord of Sipan Museum |
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Before
the discovery of the Lord of Sipán’s
tomb, the experts thought that the
images or representations of the
Mochica art were part of
mythological scenes that existed
only in their creators’ imagination.
This is why it was a surprise to
confirm that many of the emblems,
ornaments and garments found in this
magnificent burial, which were used
by the owner when he was alive, were
similar to those appearing at the
classical themes of the Mochica art,
mainly “The presentation” or
“Sacrifice of prisoners”.
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Caracas Museums II |
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Most
of the Venezuelan cities have
museums of different characteristics,
where visitors can appreciate
different expressions ranging from
the plastic activity of national
painters to objects, garments,
weapons and documents that represent
the life of national leaders or
archaeological testimonies that date
back to pre-Columbian times.
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