Casa Museo José Carlos Mariátegui, Literary museum in Lima, Peru.
Casa Museo José Carlos Mariátegui is a historic house in Lima housing the writer's personal collection and work materials. The rooms display his manuscripts, books, photographs, and everyday objects arranged to show how he lived and worked.
Mariátegui made this house his residence in 1925 and used it as his workspace until his death. The building gained protected status as a National Historic Monument in 1972.
The rooms show how Mariátegui lived and thought about Peru's social problems. You can see the books he read and used daily, revealing what shaped his ideas about the country's future.
The museum sits on a residential street where parking is limited, so arriving by taxi or on foot is easier. Visit in the morning for a quieter experience and to see all the rooms without being rushed.
The house preserves Mariátegui's original typewriter and notebooks used while writing his most influential works. These objects reveal how a thinker shaped Peru's future from a small room in Lima.
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