Peru Guide
Arequipa
Museo de Arqueología de la Universidad Católica de Santa Maria
Opening time: Mon– Sat 9am–5.30pm
Telephone: 054/959636
Price: $2, includes a video and guided tour
Address: C Cruz Verde 303
The Museo de Arqueología de la Universidad Católica de Santa Maria has seven rooms concentrating on items from pre-Conquest cultures such as the Huari, Tiahuanuco, Chancay and Inca, and boasts around a thousand different pieces such as stone weapons, ceramics, textiles, grave goods, as well as other worked and ancient stone, wood and metal objects.