The Ministry of Culture (MiCultura), in collaboration with the El Caño Foundation, invites the exhibition "The Last Flight of Chaman," that presents archaeological pieces of recent findings at the El Caño Site Museum, Coclé.

The exhibition is open to the public on November 22, 23 and 24 at the Museo de la Ciudad de Las Artes Gallery, from 9: 00 a.m. to 5: 00 p.m. with free entrance.

At this exhibition, attendees will appreciate more than 55 pieces found at grave # 9, that belonged to a high-level shaman's funeral awaking buried about 1,200 years ago at what today is the Archaeological Site El Caño. That settlement, of great historic importance, has revealed crucial information about the beliefs and spiritual practices of old Panamanian Isthmus societies.

The sample is a journey to the past, filled with symbolism that will offer a unique experience, where the public will look at pieces loaded with ancestral meanings, such as: sacred instruments, ritual offerings, gold pectorals, pachalote bone stalks, arrow tists, pre-Columbian ceramics, among other cultural goods.

The exhibition also includes 3D replicas designed especially for people with visual disabilities, promoting accessibility for all visitors.

The restored architect Itzela Quiros, national director of Museums emphasized: "The Gran Coclé was a significant necropolis. Research indicates that there's still a great deal to be studied and that archaeological work will be resumed at the El Caño Museum next summer."

For her part, the Minister of Culture, María Eugenia Herrera, emphasized the historic impact of this project: "The Last Chaman Flight represents a privilege, as from 2009, as Director of the National Institute of Culture, I initiated this project. Today, more than a decade later, we can share this invaluable heritage with the population."

Herrera also emphasized that the findings of El Caño Archaeological Park offer us a window to the fascinating spiritual world of old civilizations: "These discoveries connect us with the traditions and spirituality of our first settlers, who have a profound link with nature and beyond."

The archaeologist Julia Mayo, president of the El Caño Foundation, added: "The pieces of gold and the different products found are an invaluable treasure that reflect the outstanding skills of our ancestors and the cultural wealth of the region, considered one of the most important of the continent."

The Ministry of Culture and the El Caño Foundation and the National Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation (SENACYT) have worked hard to study the pieces and to produce a museum script to contextualize each of these findings.

It takes an opportunity to be part of this unique experience that celebrates Panama's past, cultural wealth and ancestral knowledge.