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2GM8+42F, E28, Calacalí, Ecuador
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Museo Templo del Sol Pintor Cristobal Ortega Maila

En el Mirador de la reserva geobotanica pululahua Manuel Córdova Galarza E28 y, Eduardo Kingman Oe12 174, Quito 170603, Ecuador
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4.6
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5.0
6y

Interesting glimpse of the indigenous culture of Ecuador. The building is set up to put you in a calm, receptive mood. The staff are extremely accommodating of English-only guests (you will get a lot more out of your visit if you speak Spanish, but you'll still get a lot in English). The artist was actually working during our visit and generously met with those interested. They do pitch products you can buy during your tour (essential oils, crystals, coca tea), but there's no pressure to buy anything. You may want more time to study the paintings and sculptures, but you can just wander back in after your tour ends and you can have all the time you need.

When we arrived, a group in indigenous dress were dancing at the entrance. We watched the dance, and then we were invited to take pictures with the dancers. Once we entered, we went through a darkened passage into a round room with a wishing well in the center and Incan seats around the outside. You can see up to the higher floors and sunlight comes in through the cupula. We were supposed to wait here until a guide came, and indeed two Spanish-speaking groups started their tour in the space of a few minutes. In an anteroom signposted as the relaxation center, we found staff and requested a tour in English (some in our group didn't speak Spanish). They were happy to oblige. Part of our group got impatient and went ahead before the tour began. They were able to see everything, but they didn't get anything like the experience that the...

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5.0
2y

Very interesting museum that is a work of art itself, feels like entering an ancient temple. Admission is $4 for locals, $6 for gringos. Parking is $1 (shared parking lot with volcano hiking and several gift shops). It was definitely a bit of a money-making enterprise. Don't take the demonstrations too seriously, it's a sales pitch, but still fun. Cristobal Ortega Maila was an extremely prolific and talented artist who worked with many kinds of media, from painting in different styles to sculpture to architecture, much of it rooted in ancient local cultures and traditions, and it is all showcased here. But more than just the art, there is also a presentation (in Spanish) that begins at the top of the tower, describing ancient natural herbal medicine (with samples!), then moving downstairs to explore the design of the building (like many ancient temples would have been) as a way to keep track of the movements of the sun throughout the year, and also of course to pay homage to the sun god Init. The presentation ended in the gift shop with a relaxing aromatherapy session with musical instruments to simulate the sounds of Nature while breathing different scents. All the products demonstrated were...

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1.0
2y

Para quien le sirva;

Vamos a destacar primero las cosas medo positivas; La edificación es imponente, bella, podes caminar por los alrededores del "museo" que tiene un montón para tomar fotos y que digas que pasaste por ahí.

Tienen parqueadero que no cobran y creo que hasta ahí se acabaron las cosas positivas.

No es un museo, es una estafa. Cuando sales del Pululahua tienes una chica que te ofrece pasar al museo y te lo indica como tal MUSEO TEMPLO DEL SOL y luego te enchufa la frase en un tono de voz más bajito diciendo el nombre del artista. Ahí ya empieza la estafa. Entras al parqueadero y buscas como empezar tu ruta de museo super emocionado y te va a interceptar la chica que cobra las entradas. Yo le consulté qué incluía el tour y dijo que es una visita guiada en la que se habla sobre el templo, consulté también si era zona histórica preservada y dijo que si. Qué me darán toda la explicación en la visita guiada y hasta geología de la zona. GENTE, ESO ES UNA ESTAFA. Posterior nos indican el horario de inicio de la visita guiada y que se puede tomar fotos mientras se espera.

Empieza el supuesto tour ensalzando al artista y que "por buena suerte de nosotros" justo se encuentra en el sitio. A partir de acá hace presencia el artista más que nada haciendo publicidad a cuánto producto naturista con base de hoja de coca y marihuana te imagines. Te hacen probar te de hoja de coca, luego un brebaje de eucalipto y al final un aceite. Técnicamente pagas por eso y por tomarte unas fotos en el edificio. Terminados los 40min de comerciales te llevan a continuar la visita, está se centra exclusivamente en los cuadros de pintor y absolutamente nada que tenga que ver con lo que te dijeron hasta ahora. Son 2 pisos de puros cuadros, que están lindos, pero que no representan un MUSEO. Vuelvo a preguntar si el sitio es una preservación histórica o si fue construido y ahí me aclaran que es construido por el artista. O sea no dan información verídica desde el ingreso. Pasamos los 2 pisos de pinturas y esculturas, y al final, solo al final hacen una pequeña explicación de lo que viene a ser un TEMPLO SOLAR, cómo ingresa el sol para que funcione como reloj y también te hacen la prueba del huevo y el equilibrio(que solo funciona verídicamente en la mitad del mundo). Tienen vasijas de barro que sí son preservadas y absolutamente nada más. Tienen las grandes vasijas de filtrar agua(hito histórico) cómo lugar para guardar cables.

Y ahí terminé el tour de forma voluntaria, ya que lo que continuaba es una sala de venta de joyería artesanal.

Increíble! Es que me quedé estupefacta de cómo está la foto del artista hasta en los árboles(exageración). Gente no se los recomiendo para nada, todo bien con el artista, si se muestra como un buen artista pero si no lo aclaran desde el principio de que es un lugar de exposición de la vida y obra del artista entonces ES UNA ESTAFA.

La única cosa positiva de esto es que recordaré una gran anécdota de como me sentí embaucada y me reiré ad eternum de que el tipo tenía su cara hasta en el papel higiénico del baño.

Las entradas están $4 nacionales $6 extranjeros. Piensen dos veces antes de...

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Elysia ReedElysia Reed
Very interesting museum that is a work of art itself, feels like entering an ancient temple. Admission is $4 for locals, $6 for gringos. Parking is $1 (shared parking lot with volcano hiking and several gift shops). It was definitely a bit of a money-making enterprise. Don't take the demonstrations too seriously, it's a sales pitch, but still fun. Cristobal Ortega Maila was an extremely prolific and talented artist who worked with many kinds of media, from painting in different styles to sculpture to architecture, much of it rooted in ancient local cultures and traditions, and it is all showcased here. But more than just the art, there is also a presentation (in Spanish) that begins at the top of the tower, describing ancient natural herbal medicine (with samples!), then moving downstairs to explore the design of the building (like many ancient temples would have been) as a way to keep track of the movements of the sun throughout the year, and also of course to pay homage to the sun god Init. The presentation ended in the gift shop with a relaxing aromatherapy session with musical instruments to simulate the sounds of Nature while breathing different scents. All the products demonstrated were available for sale.
C. C.C. C.
You would think the museum’s structure has been there an eternity, but this isn’t the case. The museum is a construction thought of by painter/sculptor Cristóbal Ortega Maila. It was inspired by pre-Columbian edifices and is about 500 square metres. The structure is quite impressive and made completely out of Andean stone. All guides are indigenous and take you on a wonderful 1-hour extrasensory tour through the spiral. Most weekends you can find the artist painting on the premises and he’s always more than happy to take pictures with the tourists. You can purchase all kinds of artefacts, jewellery and essential oils at the Templo del Sol at affordable prices. Entrance fee is $3. The guided tours start at 10 a.m.
Todd DurrantTodd Durrant
The outside is this place was cool with all of its statues and replicas of ancient Andean art. Once inside on a tour, it becomes a marketing presentation for essential oils and minerals. Since we didn't speak a lot of Spanish, the tour became a bit slow during the demonstrations and meditations. The audience was then expected to buy some of the goods before continuing. Then the tour finished with a gallery of artwork, which was good art and interesting. But this is not, by any means, an ancient site, ruin, or even museum of ancient culture. It's a modern marketing tool for new age products, which is fine, if that's what you're looking for. The surroundings are worth a visit.
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Very interesting museum that is a work of art itself, feels like entering an ancient temple. Admission is $4 for locals, $6 for gringos. Parking is $1 (shared parking lot with volcano hiking and several gift shops). It was definitely a bit of a money-making enterprise. Don't take the demonstrations too seriously, it's a sales pitch, but still fun. Cristobal Ortega Maila was an extremely prolific and talented artist who worked with many kinds of media, from painting in different styles to sculpture to architecture, much of it rooted in ancient local cultures and traditions, and it is all showcased here. But more than just the art, there is also a presentation (in Spanish) that begins at the top of the tower, describing ancient natural herbal medicine (with samples!), then moving downstairs to explore the design of the building (like many ancient temples would have been) as a way to keep track of the movements of the sun throughout the year, and also of course to pay homage to the sun god Init. The presentation ended in the gift shop with a relaxing aromatherapy session with musical instruments to simulate the sounds of Nature while breathing different scents. All the products demonstrated were available for sale.
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You would think the museum’s structure has been there an eternity, but this isn’t the case. The museum is a construction thought of by painter/sculptor Cristóbal Ortega Maila. It was inspired by pre-Columbian edifices and is about 500 square metres. The structure is quite impressive and made completely out of Andean stone. All guides are indigenous and take you on a wonderful 1-hour extrasensory tour through the spiral. Most weekends you can find the artist painting on the premises and he’s always more than happy to take pictures with the tourists. You can purchase all kinds of artefacts, jewellery and essential oils at the Templo del Sol at affordable prices. Entrance fee is $3. The guided tours start at 10 a.m.
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The outside is this place was cool with all of its statues and replicas of ancient Andean art. Once inside on a tour, it becomes a marketing presentation for essential oils and minerals. Since we didn't speak a lot of Spanish, the tour became a bit slow during the demonstrations and meditations. The audience was then expected to buy some of the goods before continuing. Then the tour finished with a gallery of artwork, which was good art and interesting. But this is not, by any means, an ancient site, ruin, or even museum of ancient culture. It's a modern marketing tool for new age products, which is fine, if that's what you're looking for. The surroundings are worth a visit.
Todd Durrant

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