Cal Orck'o

Parque Cretácico

More than 5,000 dinosaur footprints imprinted on a 70 degree sloping wall of a limestone quarry, which used to be a lakeshore. This is the world's largest set of dinosaur tracks, and includes many different species (though contrary to rumors, none of them are T. rex, which only lived in North America). To visit the footprints and the museum that accompanies them, you can take the Dinobus at 09:30, 11:00, 12:00, 14:00, 15:00; return times 10:00, 11:30, 13:30, 14:30, 16:00, 17:00. This red double-decker bus leaves from the front of the cathedral at Plaza 25 de Mayo (Bs. 15 round-trip, 30 min) - come a few minutes early and you'll see it waiting there. Or take Bus 'H' or Bus number '4' that leaves every 5 minutes and returns every 5 minutes from the dinosaur park and to the city (Bs. 1.5, 45-60 min). You can take this bus from Arenales street at the corner of Junin street, one block from 25 de Mayo square. Alternatively, you can get there by taxi at whatever time you want for a bit more money. A guided visit takes about 1½ hr and is included with admission. Only the guided visits at 12:00 and 13:00 get to go down into the quarry to see the footprints up close; otherwise you'll just be able to look at them from a distance. You need closed shoes to go down the quarry. The park also includes two museum exhibits, a cafe, and a collection of pretty good life-size dinosaur sculptures.

• museum
• outdoors
• history
• coffee

Hours

Tue–Fri 09:00–17:00, Sat Sun holidays 10:00–18:00; tours to the footprints are at 12:00 and 13:00 only

Price

Foreigners Bs. 30, plus an extra Bs. 5 if you want to take pictures

Website

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