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Manuel Chávez Ballón Site Museum / Museo de Sitio Manuel Chávez Ballón




Anyone interested in a more thorough appreciation of Machu Picchu should pay a visit to this museum outside Aguas Calientes and named after Peruvian archeologist Manuel Chávez Ballón. Most of Machu Picchu's artifacts were removed by American explorer Hiram Bingham and kept at Yale University. As a result, the focus of the museum is on the discovery of Machu Picchu and the findings therein. There are some remaining artifacts, as well as maps and video presentations. The botanical garden across the way showcases some of Peru's most impressive orchids and other flora.

Location:

By Puente Ruinas at the base of the footpath to the Machu Picchu Citadel - 1.7 km from Machu Picchu town (Aguas Calientes).


Aguas Calientes, Peru

Museum Types:
Archaeology, Anthropology, ethnography, History, Art, Historical museum, Archaeology, Anthropology, ethnography, Anthropology, Cultural, History, Art

Getting There

A 25-minute walk from Aguas Calientes, towards Puente Ruinas, the entrance to Machu Picchu.

Price Description:

$2.

Relative price: Budget

Open Hours from:10:00 a.m.

Open Hours to:4:00 p.m.

Days Closed:Sundays

Travel Skills: None



Growing up in New York, Rick Segreda used to cut out of high school in order to hang out at the Museum of Modern Art and catch foreign-language...
24 May 2007
04 Nov 2009


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