Paleontological Research Center

This museum is awesome. Well organized, from the oldest to the most recent. Explanations in the tours and great. You will definitely have an amazing time there! If you visit villa de leyva, this is a must-go.

I freaking love it, but if your a little bit freak

Paleontological museum of this region of Columbia and the animals it inhabited. It is a very good guided tour that last 30 to 40 minutes. Features several fossils of animals ranging up to 150 million years.

Very interesting. I had no idea the largest "find" of prehistoric sea creature fossils is in Villa de Leyva, Colombia! I'm glad we went to check it out and would recommend it. The tour guide even gave our tour in English.

It was an amazing experience. There are a lot of activities for children.

Is a good show of some of the species which walked in this territory in the past.
Have good activities for the kids and they are planning to add more info and attractions for the visitor.
Great time to learn about Colombian prehistorical history

Small but interesting and cheap! There are some unique pieces in this research center so if you like Dinosaurs, this is a must for you!

Very interesting my kids loved it. The guide was very knowledgeable. A must visit whilst in Villa de Leyva

This was a much loved experience! It's a small museum but they have a lot of knowledge and information! Great exhibits. We had a non-dinosaur/fossil enthusiast with us and they even enjoyed themselves! Definitely worth a visit.
We arrived 40mins before closing time on a Monday and we're the only ones there.

There are a lot of fossils in there, these fossils were found in Villa de Leyva. The experience is amazing. I recommend visiting this place.

So interesting place about the Colombian prehistoric.

Perfect place to visit with children. The guided visit to the museum is short and very engaging. There is a large collection of fossils very neatly displayed.
You can get an additional experience which consists in making your own fossil and digging for fossils.
It was worth it. The kids LOVED IT. And the admission is very affordable.
Overall an excellent experience especially if you are traveling with children under 12.

The children loved this place! The guided tour was quick and informative. The highlight were the additional packages. The children made their own plaster casts of an Ammonite, and got to dig up some fossils on their own.

The place is really worth seeing, the collection is very interesting and the guides speak English, which is for sure a plus. Also, is very best to Villa de Leyva (15 minutes car ride)

Amazing place to learn about these huge creatures and how this country was almost all under water millions of years ago. Loved it!

If you are Colombian or foreign around villa de Leiva, you most go here, specially if you have kids. No many people are so dedicated and focus on research and share that knowledge to others. A most go to visit.

Great for kids. A bit crowded but very interesting

Knowledgeable guides make a difference here.
Two of us joined three other people to listen to their English-speaking guide. We learned a lot about the exhibit and the research that is going on in the Center. Even though they have labels in English, still you get a lot more information from the guide. Don't miss this opportunity, especially since you probably won't have a guide at the nearby El Fósil .
This place (the Center) is much more informative about different kinds of fossils that can be found in the area, so go see the giant dino at El Fósil first, and then come to this Center to see other kinds of fossils and get valuable information. Both sites together will take less than two hours, maybe even an hour if you are in a hurry and don't spend much time at El Fósil and leave the Center right after the guided tour (assuming that you are lucky and don't have to wait (we did not)).

Visited in January 2016

Pay admission then there's a free tour in English! Great exhibit. Laboratory on site. Clean bathrooms. Modern atmosphere. Great light 👍

Small archaeological museum with interactive activities for children. For about $6 USD, we got to visit the exhibit, we made our own ammonite, and dug for fossils. Well preserved specimens of ichtiosaurus and several other local species.