Peruvian Culture

January 4 in Peru ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

Great private tour of the Museo de Arte followed by my own tour of the Museo de Arqueología y Antropólogía. A nice follow-up to the museo Larco.

What a surprise to see that Machu Picchu is but the 150 year tip of a 3,000 year old civilization. Think of the Incas as the Romans of their day. Warlike conquerors who were good engineers. But their empire was just an overlay of distinct sub-cultures, and when the Incas went away, the subcultures remained.

Amit also arrived to save the day. We are off to Pisco Sours snd dinner at Astid y Gaston.Read more