After hotel pick up in Lima, travel to the site of the Larco Museum, to visit it with a knowledgeable local guide.
Enter the museum, located in a mansion dated from the ei...
After hotel pick up in Lima, travel to the site of the Larco Museum, to visit it with a knowledgeable local guide.
Enter the museum, located in a mansion dated from the eighteenth century built on top of a pyramid from the seventh century, and begin your enriching exploration of the exhibitions. The amazing variety of pre-Columbian pieces are really impressive: you will see over 50,000 ancient Peruvian pots; admire glittering jewelry and intricate masks; marvel at the accurate detail of Moche (A.D. 100 – 800) portrait vessels, ceramic sculptures resembling human faces; and discover ceramics created by ancient Inca, Nazca and Chancay cultures.
The Larco Museum was inaugurated by the renowned Peruvian archaeologist Rafael Larco Hoyle in 1926. This place has different galleries with permanent exhibitions, as well as a gold and silver gallery, and also, one in particular with erotic ceramics.
After gaining heightened historical insight, take a seat in the elegant dining room to begin your culinary experience. Enjoy the ambient atmospheric and beautifully sculpted gardens as you sip a freshly mixed pisco sour and converse with your companion. Pleasure your palate with regional specialties.
After dinner, you will be driven back to your Lima hotel.