Anyone with even a passing interest in archaeology should stop in at the one of the finest museums in the country. The collection focuses on pre-Columbian ceramics and is presented in a logical timeline, from the early inhabitants up until the arrival of the Spanish.
There are about 1500 pieces in the collection, of which about 400 are on display. Of particular interest is the small collection on burial rituals, where the guide will no doubt put forward the theory that the flesh of human sacrifices was sometimes eaten as a religious practice. If your taxi driver doesn’t know it, tell them it’s in the compound of Fundación Chinandega, the NGO that acts as caretaker.
