Location
Main road, La Victoria Town Center, north of the Municipality of Villavieja.
To get to La Tatacoa Natural History Museum we have the following routes:
Entrance on route 45 Bogota - Neiva two kilometers from the toll booth El Pata entering the Department of Huila, two kilometers from the toll booth, enter the village of El Pata and get to the Magdalena River where there is a ferry with a capacity for 40 tons. On the other side of the river is the town of La Victoria 3 kilometers away and you will have arrived at the MHNT.
The ferry operates from 5:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. continuously.
Entrance to 20 kilometers from the municipality of Natagaima by route 45 Neiva - Bogotá, there is a detour through the village of Pueblo Nuevo, where you can enter through an unpaved road through which you reach an old railroad tunnel. Then you go over a metal bridge over the Magdalena River and again through another tunnel, finally you reach the village of Potosí and then the town of La Victoria. From the entrance of Pueblo Nuevo to La Victoria there are 17 kilometers.
Entering from the Bogotá - Neiva route, take the Neiva - Fortalecillas road. After Fortalecillas, after 5 kilometers, turn left towards Villavieja and then head towards the town of La Victoria, which is 17 kilometers away on an unpaved road.
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Recommendations to visitors
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During the visit to the La Tatacoa Natural History Museum it is essential to observe the following rules:
- When the visitor arrives at the museum, he/she will be greeted by the receptionist to whom he/she will have to pay the admission fee according to age.
- Groups from educational institutions must request the visit in advance, stipulating date and time.
- Groups arriving without a reservation must wait until there is availability for the visit.
- The guided tour lasts approximately one hour and includes a detailed description of the museum and a tour of the exhibition experiences.
- Visitors must maintain order and avoid, at any time, causing danger or discomfort, hindering the normal development of activities or damaging the facilities of the museum spaces.
- For the benefit of other museum visitors, it is important to maintain a moderate voice volume.
- Put your cell phone on silent and if you must use it in the museum rooms, speak in a very low voice.
- To avoid accidents and possible damage to the museum's showcases and specimens, it is forbidden to run through the halls.
- Access to reserved or restricted spaces, areas or facilities is not permitted (these are duly marked with signs).
- Remember that you can take pictures, for personal use, without flash, since flash emits waves that penetrate some materials, transforming their chemical composition.
- Photographs and video recordings may not be reproduced, distributed or sold without the museum's permission. In case of non-compliance, the museum reserves the right to take any legal action it deems appropriate.
- Please do not enter or consume food or beverages inside the museum.
- Access to the Reference Collections is not free. To enter the Reference Collections you must request admission and follow the protocols established for your visit.
- Occasional closure of any of the museum's galleries does not entitle the visitor to a discount or a refund of the entrance fee.
- The La Tatacoa Natural History Museum may exercise its right of admission if the visitor does not comply with the established rules at the time of accessing the facilities or when he/she is already on the visit.
- The media can make a request for recording at other times by sending an e-mail to: museolatatacoa@gmail.com
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