museo larco
the first place we went to when we arrived in lima, peru was the museo larco . my family, boyfriend, grandfather and aunt were all down in peru for my middle sister's wedding. it was quite the trip with a beautiful wedding, but it also let me see some new museums! always a big plus when i travel! the museo larco was a great place for us to start. it has a great overview of pre-columbian art work, textiles and ceramics. most (if not all) of the pieces were purchased and found by a single family who had decided to create the museum to preserve the pieces. the museum flows through time and seemed easy to follow. my sister had arranged a guide for us since most of the explanations were spanish. our guide seemed very well knowledgeable and spoke much better english than i speak spanish! we were a group of about 20 people and she handled all of our questions and inquiries with grace. it can be hard to keep a large group like...