Cuenca: Pumapungo Museum Guided Tour｜Ecuador

Begin your tour at the Paleolithic gallery, where you can observe stone and bone tools used by humans more than 10,000 years ago. Continue with the origins of pottery in Ecuador and the sacred ritual use of the Spondylus Princeps shell, a powerful symbol in ancient cultures.

Proceed to the open-air area, featuring the Dwelling of the Virgins of the Sun, where the indigenous origins of the city of Cuenca and its conquest by the Inca Empire are explained.

Conclude your experience with a fascinating ethnographic journey through the Ecuadorian Amazon, recreated through life-size scenes. See the display of shrunken human heads (tsantsas), accompanied by a clear and respectful explanation of their ritual process and cultural significance.