Chicago's Field Museum plans rare, brief exhibit of mummies from Egypt, Peru - chicagotribune.com
"The Field Museum plans a rare display of mummies from its own collection, many of which haven't been seen by the public since the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893...The museum obtained many of the mummies at the exposition in 1893, but they hadn't been studied thoroughly until last year because of fears of damage." The exhibit runs Feb 17 through April 22, and will feature mummies from both Egypt and Peru.
The American Legation at Lima
From the book by Marie Robinson Wright. 1908. The old and the new Peru: a story of the ancient inheritance and the modern growth and enterprise of a great nation. Philadelphia: George Barrie & Sons. 456 pp.
I think I have identified this building apparently known as the "Quinta Heeren". The website below explains that the building was built in 1880, so this was probably not the legation at the time of the War of the Pacific. I would like to know if anyone knows where the legation was located in 1880-1881. If you have this information, please comment. Here is the website with information on the Quinta Heeren. Apparently the building still stands, but is mostly empty.
Link to Quinta Heeren
Chorrillos, Devastated City in the War of the Pacific
Photos: A tour of Chorrillos, Lima's next big neighborhood:
"Home to a notable fishing pier and once the playground for Lima's 19th century aristocracy, it became a devastated zone after the War of the Pacific and subsequently by the earthquake of 1940."
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