Museo Cultura Cotzumalguapa — Attraction in Escuintla

This was an amazing surprise! It is dealing with a culture that I had never heard of before, and I'm fairly well read in Central American ancient cultures. This one was excavated maybe a hundred years ago or further back by Germans, and the great grandfather I believe of the current owner of the land made copies of the really good pieces that the Germans took back to Germany unfortunately. The museum was built by the family and is run by the family and gets no state support as far as I can tell. Our tour was led by Luisa, The great great granddaughter of the original founder. She and her father run the farm that is on the land, and take care of the museum as well. It is incredibly informative, very interesting, and especially useful if you're looking to learn more about the different cultures of ancient America if you will, and how they interacted with trade and war. Just a fascinating place. Highly highly...

Nice museo. Fine sculptures. Two large carved bas-relief rock art are at Bilbao arqueological site, in nearby sugar cane field. Latitude/longitude: (1) N 14.3407° W 91.0199° (2) N...

Excelente lugar para entrar se pide permiso para quitar la cadena de la entrada luego hay una tienda a mano derecha una casa antes de llegar al museo y allí se habla con el encargado para que abra el museo porque permanece cerrado, luego del pago de Q10 por persona abre el museo y se puede entrar a apreciar todas las esculturas que están allí que son muy bonitas y tienen historia de santa lucia cotz y de los Mayas. Se invita a visitar este lugsr y conocer más...