Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino (Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art) in Santiago, Chile

This collection of more than 3,000 pieces spans almost 100 different Latin American groups and 10,000 years of history. The artifacts, many of them donated by collector Sergio Larraín García-Moreno, are displayed in the beautifully restored, three-story Royal Customs House, which was constructed in 1807. In addition to everyday clothing and ceramics, some of the more unique pieces include ceramic whistling jars and a Chinchorro mummy from the Chilean northern coast dating to 1900 BC. Also throughout the museum, visitors will also the opportunity to marvel at Mapuche totem poles…

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