Country |
Province State |
Region |
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Year Taken |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Nazca paintings are styalised. This is a face. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Nazca ceramic with face markings. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Nazca faces. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67510.jpg) |
Painting of a pelican eating a fish (Nazca). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67511.jpg) |
Ceremonial pot with dancing crows (from 200, Nazca). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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A grampus (fish like creature) ceramic from the Nazca. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13296.jpg) |
Nazca cup with a baseball type game. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Playing an instrument. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Figure with checked pattern (Nazca). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Double pot with heads (Nazca). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Ceremonial pot with frog (Nazca, 400). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Female fertility symbol from the Nazca. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Bowl with crayfish (Nazca). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Duck head ceramic with painted fish (Nazca). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Figure with loaves (Nazca). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67520.jpg) |
Clay pan pipes with painted fish. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13298.jpg) |
Painted wooden Nazca horn. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Seeds. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Pot with crowned head (Nazca). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67523.jpg) |
Tripple headed Nazca pot. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Large striped pot from the Nazca. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Many Nazca paintings are found in the Nazca Lines. These are hummingbirds. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Bowl with spiders, similar to the Nazca Lines. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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The monkey is a figure found in the Nazca lines. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Alcatraz (heron), another figure from the Nazca lines. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Pot with painted turbanned figure (Nazca). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Lizards from the Nazca (200 BCE to 800). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Human figure with a fish (Nazca). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Figure pouring water from a pot (Nazca). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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The Nazca ceramics are the most colourful in Peru. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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A sample of Nazca cloth work. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Wooden totem from the Ica civilisation which flourished from 1200 to 1400, when they were absorbed by the Inca. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Ica walking srick with a kingfisher made of feathers. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Ica cloth with styalised figures. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Ica cloth made from feathers. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Figure swimming (Ica). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Mummy with hat from the Huari civilisation (500 to 1100). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Huari hats. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Huari clay figure. The Huari descended from the Andes to the coastal plains. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Painted Huari trough. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Ceramic with a white millipede (Huari). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Huari battle scene with warriors. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Later Huari ceramics were influenced by the Nazca. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Puma (Huari). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Puma bowl (Huari). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Puma shaped bowl. The Huari worshiped the puma. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Figure holding a drinking cup (Huari). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Sample of Huari cloth. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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The Huari were excellent weavers. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Inca quipas used to keep records. Values depend on string length, colour and position of knots. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Woven bag with llamas from the Incas (1450 - 1530). The Incas were the region's final conquerors before the arrival of the Spanish. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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The Inca made superb ceramics. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Workers and craftsmen (Inca). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Ica |
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Ica Museum |
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Bird eating a fish (Inca). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
Plaza del Armas |
Presidential Palace |
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The Presidential Palace dominates the central Plaza del Armas. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
Plaza del Armas |
Presidential Palace |
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The palace was constructed in 1535. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
Plaza del Armas |
Presidential Palace |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel00169.jpg) |
Presidential guard outside the palace. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
Plaza del Armas |
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The Cathedral dates from 1746. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
Plaza del Armas |
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Statue of Fransisco Pizzaro, the Spanish conqueror of the Incas. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
Plaza del Armas |
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The Archbishops' Palace (1924). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Monastery of San Fransisco |
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The Church and Monastery of San Fransisco. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Monastery of San Fransisco |
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The buildings date from 1674. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Monastery of San Fransisco |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13310.jpg) |
The cloisters enclose a garden. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Monastery of San Fransisco |
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The cloister buildings date from 1620. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Monastery of San Fransisco |
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The carved wooden cloister ceiling shows Arabic influence. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Monastery of San Fransisco |
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Tiles from Seville. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Monastery of San Fransisco |
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Each cloister side is different. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Monastery of San Fransisco |
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The interior. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Monastery of San Fransisco |
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The original library. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Monastery of San Fransisco |
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Painting of an execution. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Monastery of San Fransisco |
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The catacombs beneith the monastery contain the remains of 70,000 burials. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Monastery of San Fransisco |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67557.jpg) |
Bones in a well in the catacombs. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Monastery of San Fransisco |
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Collection of bones. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Monastery of San Fransisco |
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Bell towers of the monastery church. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Monastery of San Fransisco |
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The convent. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Monastery of San Fransisco |
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Wooden carved furnishings in a chapel. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museum of the Spanish Inquisition |
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The Museum of the Spanish Inquisition. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museum of the Spanish Inquisition |
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The Court of the Inquisition was held here between 1570 and 1820. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museum of the Spanish Inquisition |
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The museum is set in a former palace. The state senate sat here until 1930. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museum of the Spanish Inquisition |
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Carved mahogany ceiling. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museum of the Spanish Inquisition |
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The building now houses exhibits about the Spanish Inquisision. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museum of the Spanish Inquisition |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67564.jpg) |
Tunnels under the building. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museum of the Spanish Inquisition |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67565.jpg) |
The cells were beneath the building. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museum of the Spanish Inquisition |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13317.jpg) |
The former cells contain exhibits of torture. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museum of the Spanish Inquisition |
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The rack. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museum of the Spanish Inquisition |
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Wooden stocks. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museum of the Spanish Inquisition |
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Scenes of torture. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museum of the Spanish Inquisition |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67569.jpg) |
Using fire against heretics. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museum of the Spanish Inquisition |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67570.jpg) |
Victim chained to a wall. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museum of the Spanish Inquisition |
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Victim held in a box. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museums |
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Lima has several excellent museums. The highlights are the ceramics like this one from 2000 BCE. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museums |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel13318.jpg) |
A silver ceremonial cup, an example of metalwork from the Sican (750 to 1300). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museums |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67573.jpg) |
Ceramic showing a porter (Sican). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museums |
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Sican armour. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museums |
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Carved stick (Sican). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museums |
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Inlaid dish (Sican). |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museums |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel01740.jpg) |
A Sican gold goblet. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museums |
![](images/travel/thumbs/t_travel67577.jpg) |
Sican gold ornaments are some of the best in Peru. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museums |
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Sican gold. |
1995 |
Peru |
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Lima |
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Museums |
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Royal finary (Sican). |
1995 |