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Museo Larco
This museum houses an impressive collection of ceramics plus exhibits of mummies, a gold room, textiles made from feathers and a unique collection of pre-Columbian erotica depicting the sexual practices of a number of Peruvian cultures.
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National Museum (Museo de la Nacion)
Lima's largest museum features scale models of temples, ruins and archaeological sites that tell the story of Peru's long history from prehistoric times and ancient civilizations to the advanced civilizations of Huari, Chimu and Paracas and the Inca Empire.
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Plaza de Armas (Plaza Mayor)
Once considered the heart of old Lima, this grand plaza features many important architectural monuments and buildings including a magnificent bronze fountain dating from 1650, the Archbishop's Palace with its elegant balconies and the Government Palace dating from 1924.
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Foreign Office Building (Torre Tagle Palace)
Built in 1735 by the Marquis of Torre Tagle, this handsome building is considered to be the best surviving colonial house in Lima with its superb carved balconies, magnificent doors and a courtyard surrounded by rooms and ironwork.
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Huaca Pucllana (Juliana)
Built by millions of adobe bricks, these ruins once served as an administrative center and a pre-Inca ceremonial site dedicated to the God Pachacamac.
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Iglesia de San Agustin
The church's surviving 17th-century elements are the Spanish baroque front, the sacristy (noted for the fine woodwork) and its antechamber featuring a stuccoed ceiling, decorative wall tiles and a striking wooden rendition of "Death" by Baltazar Gavilan. (Jr. Ica cuadra 2 and Camana.)
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Monastery of Santo Domingo (Iglesia y Monasterio d
Built by Dominican friars in 1549, this Church and Monastery contains the tombs of Santa Martin de Porres and Peru's other famous saint, Santa Rosa de Lima.
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Museum of the Inquisition (Museo de la Inquisicion
This grisly museum features the underground dungeons and torture chambers that were used to punish accused heretics.
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