Archeological Museum of Pasca

Museum located at Pasca, Colombia. It houses a great collection of pre-columbian objects including interesting chibchan mummies. It has a replica of the famous golden boat (Balsa Muisca) found near this town that represents the El Dorado rite.

It has a natural museum too with staffed animals and a large insectary.

It was founded by the catholic priest Jaime Hincapié Santamaría

See also

*Gold
*Museums
*Archeology

External links

* [http://www.colarte.arts.co/museos/ArqPasca/recuento.htm?nomartista=Arq+Pasca+Museo&idartista=14386 Unofficial site of the Natural and Archeological Museum of Pasca]
* [http://www.cundinamarca.gov.co/cundinamarca/municipios/frm_iniciomunicipio.asp?codigo=69 Official site of the Municipality of Pasca]
* [http://www.banrep.gov.co/museo/esp/o_muisca.htm Precolumbian Golden Boat] Famous golden figure based on El Dorado rite (housed in the Gold Museum at Bogotá, Colombia)
* [http://rupestreweb.tripod.com/arguello.html Photos of precolumbian art found at Pasca]