Among the most interesting things that I observed at the first museum were the various pots of all sizes that possessed many similarities regarding the inscribed on them. For example, some pots contained sets of two circles, one smaller and inside the other.
Additionally, many of the pots displayed recurring triangular patterns on them. Notably, all of the pots with one opening possessed triangles that formed a star-like figure around the opening, while the pots with two openings just had separated triangles seeming to point to the openings.
We finally came across the main thing we've been looking for: a quipu. This quipu possessed many qualities that are notable. The lengths of the cords, the number of knots, the orientation of those knots, the color of the cords, the material that the cords were made of, and many other qualities all varied, giving the quipu the ability to represent many things.
After leaving the first museum, we had a lunch break; I ordered smashed chicken, which turned out to be great. Then, we headed to our next destination: the Larco Museum. The Museo Larco contained tons of more artifacts, a lot of them similar to the ones we saw in the first museum, but amazing nonetheless. Again, we observed many pots, and one in particular stuck out to me.
This pot exhibits a strange design of a partial spiral with steps underneath it. Additionally, this pattern is repeated all the way around the pot; in other words, the pot's design has translational symmetry.
Also at the Larco Museum, we again found quipus.
One thing I noticed about these quipus is that the number of cords is much fewer than those of the quipu at the first museum we visited. Also, the quipus of the Larco have a lot less variety in color from that of the previous museum.
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