CUCHIMILCO EXHIBITION AT AMANO MUSEUM

The Amano pre-Columbian Textile Museum will present the temporary exhibition named “Cuchimilco.” The exhibition is composed of more than 50 unique pieces of the anthropomorphic figurine that inspired the design of Milco, the Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games mascot.

Dozens of attendees take the chance to take pictures with Milco, who was the main attraction. The ancient character “Cuchimilco” is portrayed in pre-Hispanic ceramic pieces which origin can be traced to Lima. For his kindness towards visitors, Milco is the perfect ambassador and a national identity symbol.

Juan Antonio Silva, the Lima 2019 Communications, Commercial and Marketing manager attended the meeting along with archaeologist Walter Tosso, the exhibition curator. Silva praised this event of the Lima 2019 Cultural Program  for promoting our ancient and sports.

“The idea of merging sports and culture is splendid and it will make us value even more our historic cultural identity. This is a unique opportunity to put Peru on the spotlight, we must be great hosts in all aspects,” stated Silva.

The exhibition will be open until August 26 at the Amano Museum, located at Calle Retiro 160 - Miraflores, from 10:00 to 17:00, Monday through Sunday.

ABOUT LIMA 2019

The opening ceremony of the Lima 2019 Pan American Games will be held at the National Stadium on July 26, 2019. This continental event will gather 6680 athletes from 41 countries and delegations from the Americas.

There will be 17 days of competitions and ceremonies between July 26 and August 11, 2019, which will take place in 14 districts of Lima and Callao. Some venues are the VIDENA, Villa María Sports Center, Callao Regional Village, Villa El Salvador Sports Center, Punta Rocas, among others.

The Lima 2019 Pan American Games will include 39 sports and 61 disciplines, in which athletes will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. A total of 22 disciplines are qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.