Museum of Aboriginal Cultures — Attraction in Cuenca

Exceptionally good museum! Every "room" has their own topic and descriptions, both in the handbook (that's available in 4 languages) and in the rooms as well. There are a few interactive stations such as rolling the stamps in sand to see their print. The shop is big and has beautiful jewelry and a lot of statues from the exhibition are available for sale (as a replica!). There is also a cafe with amazing plants. Unfortunately on Saturday they didn't have coffee, but only cold drinks. Anyways it was really nice to relax there for a...

You might miss this small museum from the street, but it's worth a look. It cost $3 or $4 to go through, and they have an interesting collection of indigenous pottery and tools. There is also a manuscript room on site that would be useful if you are interested in cultural research. The pieces are predominately Ecuadorian, and range in eras from various regions and cultures of the country. They provide a limited, but helpful exhibit guide, available in several languages. Theres a nice gift shop and small cafe on the...

Thanks to the Language & Culture program we did our first week in Cuenca, we were introduced to this small but prolific collection of ancient artifacts, located at 5-24 Calle Larga. Apparently the collection started as a hobby and grew to over 5,000 items.

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