Museo Pumapungo & Inca Ruins
Pumapungo
The palace ruins of Tomebamba, the second capital of the Inca Empire, connected by terraces, water channels and a bird garden; the museum shows the cultures of Ecuador's peoples.
Pumapungo, meaning 'Gate of the Puma', is the site of Tomebamba, the birthplace of Inca emperor Huayna Capac and the religious and administrative centre of the city. The site preserves stone foundations, terraces and water channels, and has reconstructed an Inca herb garden and a rescue garden for Andean birds. The museum displays clothing and daily-life scenes of Amazonian and Andean peoples, including the famous shrunken heads of the Shuar. Free. Closed on Mondays.
Opening hours
Approx. 08:00–17:00; shorter hours on weekends; closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Todos Santos Ruins & Museo Manuel Agustín Landívar
- Puente Roto & Tomebamba River (El Barranco)
- Museo de las Culturas Aborígenes
- Church of San Blas
- Museo de las Conceptas
- Museo Remigio Crespo Toral
- Old Cathedral (El Sagrario)
- Parque Calderón