Mario Vargas Llosa House Museum, Arequipa – Peru

Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa was born and lived during his childhood in Arequipa. In his birthplace there is currently a museum that traces his life and work through interactive videos, holograms and objects belonging to him.

Vargas Llosa is one of the most important and renowned Latin American writers. His worldwide recognition earned him important awards -in addition to the Nobel Prize, he won the Cervantes Prize in 1994- and accolades. His fame made him travel all over the world and for many years he has lived in Madrid, Spain, but he never forgets his origins.

A few years ago, the regional government of Arequipa refurbished his birth house and inaugurated there, with the consent and presence of Mario himself, an interactive museum with videos and objects of his public and private life.

The tour begins in the room he occupied when he was a child, recounting his early years of life and then moving into his adolescence, youth and adulthood. With videos and holograms where you seem to be seeing Mario himself in person, his travels, thoughts and relationships with other writers are narrated.

In his House Museum there is a complete review from his early literary training to his incursion into Peruvian politics and the Nobel Prize for Literature obtained in 2010 -of which a replica can be seen-. Original editions of his books, manuscripts and other personal items are on display. At the back of the house there is also a cinema-theater where works and lectures related to the writer are often shown.

What to do at the Mario Vargas Llosa House Museum?

Visit Vargas Llosa’s birthplace. The beautiful house where Vargas Llosa was born is in a perfect state of preservation and was restored to house his museum and promote tourism. Mario usually visits her on March 28 every year, on her birthday.

To know the life and work of the writer. It describes in detail the most salient aspects of the author’s life, his books, the relationship he had with his peers of the “Latin American boom” and his active participation in the politics of his country. In addition, you can see the numerous diplomas, awards and recognitions achieved in his life.

See a replica of the Nobel Prize. At the end of the tour you can see a fragment of the speech he gave in Stockholm, Sweden, on the day of his award and a replica of the medal he received on December 7, 2010.

To deepen in the recent history of Peru. In addition to delving into the writer’s life, it is also possible to observe the social, cultural and political life that the country was going through during all those years.

How to get to the Museum?

The Mario Vargas Llosa House Museum is located at 101 Parra Avenue, one kilometer from the city’s Main Square. It can be easily reached within a 15-minute walk.

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Schedules. The Museum can be visited from Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm.

Entrance ticket. The entrance fee to the museum is 10 Peruvian soles. Minors pay 5 soles and school children pay 3 soles.

Estimated time of the visit. The tour through the different rooms and areas of the house takes about an hour and a half.

Photos without flash. It is forbidden to record or take flash photography during the visit.

Limited capacity. It is advisable to consult in advance about your visit, as up to 48 visitors are allowed per day.

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