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El Museo Arqueológico José MarÃa Morante or Archeological Museum Jose Maria Morante exhibits a valuable collection of stone objects, pre-Hispanic bones and ceramic remains, found in archaeological research funded by the museum. In addition, the exhibit includes gold and silver pieces from the Colonial and Republic eras.
It is located on the second floor of the Pavilión de la Cultura of the University campus on Avenida Independencia.
It s open to the public from Monday through Friday from 8:15 am to 4:15 pm
The Museo de ArqueologÃa de la Universidad Católica de Santa Maria or The Archeological Museum of the Santa MarÃa Catholic University exhibits rooms filled with more than a thousand pre-Hispanic pieces of Andean cultures like the Nasca, Tiahuanaco, Wari, Churajón, AcarÃ, Aruni and the Incas. Its’ large collection includes colonial objects along with pottery, textiles, mummy bundles, lithic objects and objects made of wood and metal. Some of the pieces date back to the year 12000 BC.
It is located on Cruz Verde Street in the Colonial Centre of Arequipa.
El Museo Santuarios Andinos or Andean Sanctuaries Museum of the Catholic University of Santa Maria features an exclusive attraction: The Lady of the Ampato; the best preserved pre-Hispanic mummy in the world. Most famously known as Juanita, the mummy was found on September 1995 on the summit of the Ampato Volcano about 6288 meters above sea level by archeologists Johan Reinhard, Jose Antonio Chávez, and a mountain climber named Miguel Zárate.
Juanita was buried with valued ceramics and gold and silver which are believed to have been placed with her as offerings. Researchers have concluded that Juanita, a girl of 12 to 14 years old, was sacrificed to honor the mountain peak Ampato, considered a sacred mountain by ancient Peruvians.
Studies show that the young girl was sacrificed approximately in 1466, when the Inca Tupac Yupanqui was in power. It is also believed that she was a Palla, or a woman dedicated to the service of the Sun by the Incas.
The museum is located on 110 La Merced Street in the Colonial Centre of Arequipa. It is open to the public from Monday to Saturday from 9:00 am to 6:00pm and Sundays from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
The Museo Histórico Municipal Guillermo Zegarra Meneses or The Municipal History Museum displays diverse objects from the Battle of Dos de Mayo or The Battle of the Second of May in 1866. The battle represents the last futile Spanish attempt to retain its old South American Colony and a hope for freedom for ancient Peruvians.
It is located at 407 Plaza San Francisco Square
