2024-04-07 18:38:54
Ministry of Culture Collaboration
The Dr. David J. Guzmán National Museum of Anthropology (MUNA) and the Casa Blanca, Cihuatán, Joya de Cerén, San Andrés and Tazumal archaeological parks will open their doors during these Easter holidays.
The five archaeological parks will offer guided tours from March 22 to April 1, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
“We will be showing the vestiges of the pre-Hispanic era. They are places that are full of symbolism and an invaluable ancestral presence,” said the national director of Cultural Heritage, María Isaura Aráuz.
Furthermore, as an innovative and inclusive activity, virtual reality and augmented reality cabins will be installed in the Tazumal and San Andrés site museums, which will allow 360° visualizations and 3D pieces, especially for people with reduced mobility, who They will be available from Thursday, March 28 to Sunday, March 31.
Likewise, on March 27, the Pre-Hispanic Decoration workshop will be held at the Joya de Cerén Archaeological Park, at 10:00 am; and, on March 31, the Pre-Hispanic Colorants workshop will be offered at the Casa Blanca Archaeological Park, at 10:00 am (registration before March 27 at tel. 2343-0119). In this same park and throughout the vacation, indigo dyeing courses and demonstration days will be taught. Registration for the beginner level is $15.00 and for the advanced level, $90.00 per person. Information on tel. 2416-9614.
The entrance fees are: Salvadorans $1.00, Central Americans and resident foreigners $3.00, and non-residents $5.00. Rate in Joya de Cerén: Salvadorans $1.00, Central Americans $3.00, resident foreigners $7.00 and non-residents $10.00. Free for residents of the municipalities where each park is located.
The MUNA, for its part, will provide guided tours from March 28 to 31, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; and in a special way there will be a guided tour of the Room of Native Peoples and Afro-descendants by the anthropologist and curator of the exhibition, Jaqueline Durán, on March 27, at 4:00 pm
In this room, the visitor can learn historical data about the trafficking of enslaved Africans, the forced labor they performed and some ways they invented to be free from slavery in the province of San Salvador between the 17th and 18th centuries, indicated the director of the MUNA, Danilo Villalta.
“The room shows us two important parts of our identities as Salvadorans. In addition, archaeological, ethnographic, musical, historical, plastic and audiovisual arts pieces,” added Villalta, who invited families to learn about the cultural heritage of our country.
The entrance fee to MUNA: Salvadorans $1.00; Central Americans and resident foreigners $3.00, and non-residents $10.00. Students with a valid ID, people with disabilities, older adults and children under 12 years old enter for free.