Museo Paleontologico de Villa de Leyva
Museo Paleontologico de Villa de Leyva
Museo Paleontologico de Villa de Leyva
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AVSZ2013
Bogota, Colombia51 contributions
Jul 2019 • Family
It is only a 20 minute walk from the center of town. Small but very well organized. 6000 COP for adults and 4000 for children. It has a paleogarden in the back very well maintained.
Written July 14, 2019
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Snowmaninsummer
Stratford, CT115 contributions
Aug 2019 • Couples
I visited this museum in Villa de Leyva. It is small but very well maintained and run by the Universidad Nacional. Staff was very friendly. Although I got there at almos lunch time when it closes, I had the chance to walk around.
Written August 11, 2019
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Lonetrek2012
Toronto, Canada27 contributions
Oct 2015 • Family
The kids in our group like dinosaurs so thought this would be interesting for them. Turns out it was interesting for all. Because the area used to be a sea bed, there are lots of fossils, etc that are being discovered. This is where they clean and examine them. The tour was in English and very informative. It's not a big place at all, but great to see "real" specimens. Some of the finds they have are very important. The kids really liked it. Kids under 8 may find it a little boring as its not too interactive.
Written October 26, 2015
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Christopher L
Washington DC, DC140 contributions
Sep 2018 • Family
Villa de Leyva boasts some of the most in-tact examples of dinosaur fossils in Colombia. Most notably the Sauropods, that lived in the small seas created as Colombia rose from the ocean. Its a great place to take children and stoke their imaginations.
Written March 19, 2019
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Lorraine W
19 contributions
Jun 2018 • Couples
The museum was interesting with many examples of dinosaurs and fossils. They had a lab where they were making a replica of a turtle of some sort. The guide who was explaining everything was very quick in her speech and not very clear with her English. This made it difficult to follow properly. Very interesting though.
Written July 10, 2018
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jglinco
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.21 contributions
Nov 2015 • Friends
Several weeks ago we visited museum , interesting fossils , well presented . Great for a short visit in a very interesting and beautiful part of Colombia.
Written November 18, 2015
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John M
Raleigh, NC1,735 contributions
Feb 2015 • Couples
This small but informative collection is house in a four hundred plus year old mill building. It houses a large collection of small fossils and rocks, but, in particular, remains of a large sea creature called Pliosaurio, the largest sea predator of the Cretaceous era. The building itself is beautifully restored and is a short twenty minute walk from the main plaza in town. The entrance fee is nominal.
Written February 28, 2015
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Thomas_KKK
Aalborg, Denmark38 contributions
Aug 2023
The exhibition is walkable from Villa de Leyva. It is quite small, but most are genuine fossils with a few replicas (which are marked as such). It is a bit of a rough around the edges kind of exhibition and the signs are exclusively in Spanish. But still worth it for anyone interested in palaeontology. There is a small botanical garden in the back.
The museum opened 10 min late, and entrence was 10.000 COP. The old security guard in the front was very pleasant.
The museum opened 10 min late, and entrence was 10.000 COP. The old security guard in the front was very pleasant.
Written August 26, 2023
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Mayo W
St. Albans, UK98 contributions
Nov 2019
We drove to this small museum but it was amazing how they displayed their finds of very large marine fossils.
The guide has stilted English but we understood that the area is full of fossil finds and is very significant in Colombia
The guide has stilted English but we understood that the area is full of fossil finds and is very significant in Colombia
Written November 30, 2019
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AUGUSTO M
Villa de Leyva, Colombia25 contributions
Dec 2018 • Family
Interesting exposition of limited size not requiring more than 30 minutes to appreciate while the exposition is housed in a centuries old flour mill which is as interesting to walk in and around of as the paleontology exposition it houses
Written February 13, 2019
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Creo q no... Pero la atención es muy cordial y cálida ... Asà q yo creo q le ayudan con la mascota. No se lo pierda es pequeño pero chevere!!
Written December 20, 2018
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