On board, decorations near the driver may include painted murals of seascapes and pictures of Jesus. It's almost surrealistically spooky and quiet with beautiful displays and immaculately polished parquet floors. Gold pieces featuring animals, people, iguanas, quetzals, frogs, and jewelry and bells are displayed inside plexiglass cases. As you leave through the vault door at the end, you come upon what might well be a hydroponic garden used in an interstellar craft. It's open weekdays from 10-5.
Admission is charged.
Misleadingly named, this small jewel of a museum is really a full-fledged introduction to the cultures of Costa Rica's indigenous peoples. The quality of both the imagery and the technique puts most contemporary art to shame. Short term gain is provided to the people by employment. That, in and of itself, is nothing unusual. All lodges employ locals.