Ethnographic Museum of Leticia
Museo Etnográfico del Banco de la República
A small museum inside the Banco de la República cultural centre, displaying Amazonian Indigenous objects and ceremonial masks.
The Ethnographic Museum is located inside the Banco de la República cultural centre. It is small but well curated, displaying everyday tools, feather headdresses, bark masks, musical instruments and ritual objects from Amazonian Indigenous peoples including the Ticuna, Uitoto and Yagua. It's useful for background knowledge before visiting Indigenous communities. Admission is free, the museum is closed on Sundays, and the same building houses a library and an air-conditioned reading room. It is located downtown, a 3-minute walk from Parque Santander.
Opening hours
Monday–Friday about 8:30 am–5:30 pm; Saturday 9:00 am–1:00 pm
Nearby sights
- Parque Santander Parrots
- Santa Rosa (Peru)
- Yahuarcaca Lakes
- Tabatinga
- Mundo Amazónico
- Tanimboca Nature Reserve
- Isla de los Micos
- Amacayacu National Park