Museo Santa Teresa, Peru: what it is and when to go

What it is and where

Museo Santa Teresa is a museum in Peru (Ayacucho).

It is in Ayacucho, where this site lists 7 more places to see, 1.2 km from the centre.

Its coordinates are -13.16776, -74.228; the nearest main airport is Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ, Cusco), 251 km as the crow flies. How to get around Peru (train, car, bus) is covered in its country guide.

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It is one of the Museums and art places in Peru. In Kokai it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap.

When to go

The best time to visit Museo Santa Teresa is April to September.

In December there are 12 h 46 of daylight, and in June, 11 h 14. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather.

When to go to Peru in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in its country guide.

Before you go to Peru

To enter Peru there are 9 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “A passport with six months' validity”: they are all, with their deadlines, in the Peru checklist. Currency: Peruvian sol (PEN); plugs: Type A, B and C · 220 V · 60 Hz (110 V appliances will not work); emergencies: 105 police · 116 fire brigade · 106 ambulance (SAMU).

In Kokai you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it.

What is nearby

• PosoqoBrewery767 m
• Cathedral Basilica of St. Mary, AyacuchoCultural heritage site in Peru842 m
• Santo DomingoCultural heritage site in Peru1.1 km
• mechitaWinery2.0 km
• Museo de sitio WariMuseum in Ayacucho, Peru12 km

Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in the Peru guide.

More in Peru: Museums and art

• Coricancha: sun temple
• Larco Museum: archaeological museum in Lima, Peru
• National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru: museum in Lima, Peru
• Museum of Italian Art: public museum in Lima, Peru
• Archbishop's Palace, Lima: cultural heritage site in Peru
• Gold Museum of Peru and Arms of the World: museum in Lima, Peru

Every Peru place under Museums and art, each with its season, is on its page.

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