| Museum: | Museum of the Fossil |
| Location: | South America > Colombia > Villa de Leyva |
| Map: | (see map) |
The Museum
What should we know?
| Name in local script: | Museo el Fósil |
| Also known as: | Add Data |
| Company name: | Junta de Acción Comunal Vereda Monquirá |
| Art type: | paleontology |
What can we see or do there?
| Events: | Add Data |
| Services: | bathrooms |
| Shops: | souvenirs |
How much will it cost us?
| Currency: | Colombian Peso (COP) |
| Ticket type: | Cost: |
| adult | COP7,000 |
How can we get in contact?
| Email: | [email protected] |
| Website: | www.museoelfosil.org |
| Telephone: | 03164 714 419 |
| Postal address: | Add Data |
| Fax: | Add Data |
| Language(s): | Spanish |
| Timezone: | UTC-05:00 |
| Country calling code: | 57 |
How can we get there?
| Coordinates: | 5.6371, -73.55863 |
| Address: | Add Data |
| Transportation type: | Add Data |
| Route number: | |
| Nearest stop: |
What else would be good to know?
| Wikipedia: | Villa de Leyva |
| Tripadvisor: | Museo el Fosil |
| Local tourism: | Atlas Obscura |
| Public holidays: | Time and Date |
Top Descriptions
| Don’t expect too much of a museum here. This is basically one room built around a well-preserved 120-million-year-old baby kronosaurus fossil with a few extra fossils thrown in. – Daniel |
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Top Tips
| It’s possible to walk here from Villa de Leyva in just a little over an hour. |
| Unless you’re really into palaeontology, bank on spending no longer than 15 to 20 minutes here. |
| There are a lot of souvenir stalls just outside the museum should you be looking to stock up. |
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