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![]() Museo de Oro Precolombino
(Sights & Activities - Museums)
Calle 3 & 5, Avenida Central & 2San José 506-223-0528
Description:
This museum boasts a stunning collection of over 1500 gold artifacts. In fact, it's one of the world's most noted collections of Pre-Columbian gold, with valuable coins, figurines, jewelry and more. On the second floor of the museum, guests are educated about the social and cultural aspects of the Pre-Columbian culture, while the third floor offers insight into the different uses for and meanings of a wide array of gold pieces. All of the gold pieces date from 500 1500 AD. A gift shop is located on site for those visitors looking for books and other mementos of their experience.
Hours:
Daily 9:30am-5pm
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