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    The National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru (Spanish: Museo Nacional de Arqueología Antropología e Historia del Perú, MNAAHP) is the largest and oldest museum in Peru, housed at the Palacio de la Magdalena, located in the main square of Pueblo Libre, a district of Lima, Peru. The museum houses more than 100,000 ...

  3. List of museums in Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    Museo de Arte Costarricense (Costa Rican Museum of Art) Museo de Criminología (Criminology Museum) Museo de Insectos de la Universidad de Costa Rica (MIUCR) (Museum of Insects at The University of Costa Rica) [1] Museo de Numismática (Costa Rica) (Numismatic Museum) Museo de Zoología - Escuela de Biología (Zoology Museum), University of ...

  4. List of national museums - Wikipedia

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    35 Costa Rica. 36 Croatia. 37 Cuba. 38 Cyprus. ... Museo Nacional de Historia (National Museum of History) ... Lima Art Museum; Philippines

  5. Stone spheres of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    The stone spheres are regarded as a national symbol [2] and part of the cultural ethos of Costa Rica, therefore it is common to see them installed in government buildings, such as in the under construction building of the Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica, where in October 2019, seven spheres lent by the Museo Nacional de Costa Rica were ...

  6. Museo Nacional de Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    The Museo Nacional de Costa Rica is the national museum of Costa Rica, located in the capital of San José. It is located at Calle 17, between Central and Second Avenue, Cuesta de Moras. It moved to its current location in 1950.

  7. San José, Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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    The National Auditorium of The Children's Museum of Costa Rica (Museo de los Niños). The National Theater of Costa Rica (considered the finest historic building in the capital and known for its exquisite interior which includes its lavish Italian furnishings [ 38 ] ) and the Melico Salazar Theater present drama, dance performances and concerts ...

  8. Michael J. Snarskis - Wikipedia

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    Michael Jay Snarskis (April 12, 1945 – January 24, 2011) was an American archeologist who founded the scientific study of archaeology in Costa Rica.At that time, almost all artifacts available to collectors were shorn of their provenance and historical significance by huaquero looters, whom Snarskis described as "the tomb-robbers ... who have [made] such studies more difficult."

  9. Costa Rican Center of Science and Culture - Wikipedia

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    The Centro Costarricense de la Ciencia y la Cultura (Costa Rican Center of Science and Culture) is a science and culture museum complex in Costa Rica. Located in a fortress-like building that once served as the central penitentiary between 1910 and 1979, the center was inaugurated in 1994.