Peru's New National Museum Is a Treasure Trove of Archaeological Findings

Lovers of history will be excited to hear the news regarding Peru's new Museo Nacional del Perú (MUNA). An institution that has been under construction since 2014, but was first envisioned in 1822 by José de San Martín -- the man who liberated Argentina, Chile, and Peru from Spanish rule.Amongst the highlights of the new institution lies a collection of nearly 50,000 pre-Columbian artifacts. MUNA joins a number of cultural institutions around the world that seek to reclaim many artifacts that...