Mitad del Mundo with Ancient Tulipe Museum and Energy Enhancement Class! 1 Day Private Tour

1 Day Private Tour
• Visit to the Tulipe museum
• Walk to the surroundings of the archaeological sites
• Body Energy Enhancement class!.
• Visit to Mitad del Mundo

70 kilometers northwest of Quito, you can find this Site Museum, located in the Tulipe Sacred Valley, which talks about the town of Yumbo, which populated the area 1,200 years ago. You can bear witness to their knowledge on astronomy, geometry, and architecture in this ceremonial center turned into a museum, in which aqueducts, roads, and pools construct this journey around a time that left behind monumental vestiges to talk about it.

The Tulipe Archaeological Site-Museum in Ecuador was originally built by the Yumbo people who lived in the valleys and mountains surrounding Quito between 800 and 1660 AD. No one really knows what happened to these ancient people, but it is surmised that they might have migrated to the Amazon basin after the Pichincha Volcano erupted in 1660, destroying much and certainly striking fear into many people in the area at that time. Regardless of what happened, what is certain is that the Yumbo people left behind them a significant archaeological find at the Tulipe Archaeological Site. Originally their ruins were disregarded by Spanish chroniclers and other historians. Fortunately times and opinions have changed and some 2000 pyramids and mounts have now been unearthed at this site. The various finds and their relative positions point to a rather important and advanced people and it is thought that at one point they may have controlled the very important trade route between the Andes and Amazon and the Pacific coast. The Tulipe Archaeological Site seems to have once served as the tribe’s main ceremonial site. It basically features eight main structures with numerous pools that point to its ceremonial importance. It is interesting to note that one of the eight structures is of Incan construction and was likely built on top of the existing temple by the conquering Incas.

The Tulipe Archaeological Site-Museum in Ecuador recently enjoyed the addition of a ‘Yumbo People Interpretation Center’. This building is designed to educate visitors about the Yumbos and the site and is usually the starting point for visits to this fascinating archaeological site.