coca museum, puno: not actually about coca
Puno's Coca Museum bills itself as "Peru's only museum dedicated to the rich history and varied uses of the coca plant."
inside, a visitor will find a gauntlet of garishly dressed mannequins with frightening faces.
maybe it's a recreation of the effects of the coca leaf? like those drunk driving simulators with the crazy goggles and golf carts?
every once in a while there's a glass case with a diorama or cultural artifact. this one contains a "lucky midget" who brings money, candy, and coca. also a frog.
all in all, the best Peruvian museum i've been to so far.
inside, a visitor will find a gauntlet of garishly dressed mannequins with frightening faces.
maybe it's a recreation of the effects of the coca leaf? like those drunk driving simulators with the crazy goggles and golf carts?
every once in a while there's a glass case with a diorama or cultural artifact. this one contains a "lucky midget" who brings money, candy, and coca. also a frog.
all in all, the best Peruvian museum i've been to so far.
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