Arequipa’s and Peru’s historical trajectory is showcased in this educational, if unexciting museum, split into different rooms dedicated to different epochs. There’s pre-Hispanic, the independence era, the republic era and the War of the Pacific. Once you’re done counting the many dead heroes, pop into the adjacent Museo Arqueológico Chiribaya (included in the entry fee), which houses an impressive collection of artifacts from the pre-Incan Chiribaya civilization, including well-preserved textiles and the only pre-Inca gold collection in southern Peru.
