La Serena’s Museo Arqueológico, a mid-sized museum displaying archaeological findings from all over Chile, serves as a solid introduction to the history of the first people to populate the country. An impressive display of diaguita pottery (some discovered in the small Elqui Valley pueblo of San Isidro) and tools and jewelry from around the country form the majority of the museum’s collection. Plus, there are a few shrunken heads and a mummy. But the main attraction is a giant Moai from Easter Island.

Information for all displays is written in Spanish.

Hours of Operation: Tuesday-Friday 9:30 a.m.-3:50 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m., 4 p.m.-5 p.m.; Sundays and holidays 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Location:
Calle Cordovez, unnumbered
La Serena, Chile

Museum

Travel Skills: None

Contact Information:
Phone: 56-5-1224 492
Fax: 56- 5-1225398
E-mail: muarse(at)remove-this.entelchile.net

By Lauren Yero

I am a recent liberal arts graduate who travels as a compulsion. I have lived in several regions of the US as well as briefly abroad in England and...

Created: 27 Sep 2008

Updated: 07 Jul 2009

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