Our neighbour is Mi Museo which is a private collection of Nicaraguan Pre-columbian cermics which is open to the public at no charge.
I look forward to returning soon.
When I was walking around I read about a group from the University of Calgary who were instrumental in putting some of this together.
http://arky.ucalgary.ca/mccafferty/granada
If you read some of the above link you'll learn so much more than I can ever relate to you here.
There are about 5,000 pieces which originate from the period 2000 BC to 1550 AD. The museum is new and opened in 2005 with about 12,000 visitors annually.
The collection was established by Peder Kolind with the intention of preserving the cultural heritage that is
at the heart of what it means to be Nicaragua.
The museum offers a variety of services; restoration of ceramic archeological pieces, conference facilities,
exploration and archaeological excavation and the inventory and classification of ceramic collections.
While there I took a few photos but I hope to take more when I return.
There's probably some good information on their site however I've not yet check it.
http://www.mimuseo.org/
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