ABSTRACT
Archaeologists distinguish various "cultures,' each with its own characteristics, but all having features in common. The greatest concentration of the remains of Chavin culture, proceeding in great part from the necropolis of Ancon, is in the Museo Antropologico of Magdalena. Metallurgy appears in Peruvian art with the Mochico-Chimu culture in the north and along the coast. Outstanding relics of the Nazca culture are the aqueducts, some in use. In their very fine ceramics, the people of this culture used as many as eight colors and all kinds of symbolic forms. To the south of Lima flourished the Paracas culture. The Peruvian House of Culture, which has headquarters in an old palace in Lima and receives official aid, is in charge of the National Symphony Orchestra and public museums and fosters the encouragement of folklore; it also awards prizes for various cultural activities.
