Museo R. P. Gustavo Le Paige, zona de recinto transitorio

Really glad we checked out this fascinating museum on our first day in San Pedro. It really gave us a lot of context for the petroglyphs we saw later on.

We spent about an hour looking at the arrowheads, necklaces and pottery. Amazingly well-preserved textiles were the stars, though. You could still see colors and the weaving was of the finest threads I have ever seen. We were also fascinated by the large collection of drug paraphernalia ... A very important part of shamanism and well-explained in the exhibit.

The museum is kind of hard to find. Go towards and then past the cemetery, as if you were heading out of town. You will see small signs pointing to the museum, which is located within a large collection of metal buildings on a small hill. When you get to the gate it says nothing about the museum, just says it is a University. Go through the gates. Hopefully someone will be there to point you to the museum, or follow the petroglyphs on the walls.

One other thing:. All the descriptions in the museum are in Spanish.