{"id":25,"date":"2022-07-24T16:05:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-24T16:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mhnt.com.co\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2025-06-25T08:34:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T08:34:54","slug":"nosotros","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tatacoa.cgares.org\/en\/nosotros\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The museum was founded on March 21, 2014.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ubicado en el coraz\u00f3n del desierto de la Tatacoa, nuestro museo ofrece una experiencia \u00fanica para estudiantes. Explora f\u00f3siles, y marav\u00edllate con nuestras exposiciones interactivas y participa en actividades educativas dise\u00f1adas para inspirar y educar.<\/p>

Cuando visites el museo podr\u00e1s encontrar restos f\u00f3siles de fauna y flora de la era cenozoica, \u00e9pocas mioceno medio y pleistoceno, entre otras, que han sido hallados en diferentes zonas del municipio de Villavieja, especialmente en el Desierto de La Tatacoa. El museo cuenta con una colecci\u00f3n de diferentes espec\u00edmenes entre los que se identifican restos de mam\u00edferos, reptiles, peces, aves, icnof\u00f3siles, hojas y madera petrificada; la exhibici\u00f3n cuenta con diferentes experiencias interactivas que recrean ambientes, historias y muestran algunas de las piezas f\u00f3siles m\u00e1s importantes de la colecci\u00f3n, el museo cuenta con un laboratorio de investigaci\u00f3n paleontol\u00f3gica, que es uno de los 2 que tiene Colombia, donde los visitantes podr\u00e1n observar el proceso de preparaci\u00f3n y estudio de un f\u00f3sil.<\/p>

El Museo de Historia Natural de la Tatacoa busca concientizar y educar a los visitantes sobre el cuidado y la protecci\u00f3n de todos los recursos naturales y geol\u00f3gicos del Desierto de la Tatacoa es un referente paleontol\u00f3gico para la ciencia a nivel mundial, por sus caracter\u00edsticas \u00fanicas y por su registro f\u00f3sil que permite a los investigadores conocer detalles de los ecosistemas del pasado y la memoria ancestral y cultural de nuestra regi\u00f3n.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The group of Paleontological Heritage Watchers (Vig\u00edas del Patrimonio Paleontol\u00f3gico) had its beginning in 2009 when some young people from the village of La Victoria, located north of the municipality of Villavieja, found a series of fossil remains and raised questions about their origin. Since then, a series of activities have been developed for the protection and conservation of this heritage, which has given worldwide recognition to the Tatacoa Desert.<\/p>

With great effort, the vig\u00edas have managed to collect a large number of fossil pieces over the years, which are part of the La Tatacoa Paleontological Heritage Watchers\u2019 collection, that houses more than 1,700 fossil pieces of different specimens, including some mammals, reptiles, fishes, birds and petrified wood that have been found in areas near the town center of La Victoria.<\/p>

Over time, the group of paleontological watchers was consolidated. Always in search of the protection of this heritage, the Fundaci\u00f3n Vig\u00edas del Patrimonio Paleontol\u00f3gico la Tatacoa was created. This organization is currently in charge of the collection and pursues a series of research activities and preparation of fossil pieces. Some of these fossils are being studied by researchers from different national and international institutions that have supported the foundation to achieve compliance with all the standards established for the conservation and protection of the paleontological heritage of Colombia. In this way, the Fundaci\u00f3n can provide to the new generations the knowledge and education about how species have evolved on our planet for millions of years.<\/p>

The Museum of Natural History La Tatacoa is a space created by the vig\u00edas for the protection and dissemination of historical, natural and paleontological heritage of Huila, especially the northern area of the municipality of Villavieja, and aims to preserve the fossil remains of prehistoric animals that inhabited the area millions of years ago.<\/p>

The museum seeks to make visitors aware of the care that should be taken with the natural resources of the Tatacoa Desert area, as well as to preserve the ancestral and cultural memory of our region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Natural History Museum La Tatacoa strives to develop activities aimed at the protection and conservation of the historical, natural and paleontological heritage of the municipality of Villavieja, as well as to promote interest in scientific research by universities and institutions related to paleontology.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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La Tatacoa Natural History Museum is projected as one of the most important museums for research and protection of the historical, cultural, natural and geological heritage of Colombia.\u00a0<\/p>

From the field of learning and dissemination, we seek to be a welcoming and interactive place, capable of providing a cultural and scientific offer for the entire community, with a didactic and educational museography.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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-Promote the insertion of the museum in the community and strengthen the role of teachers in schools with programs aimed at encouraging scientific research among students.<\/span><\/p>

-Strengthen the conservation of the historical, cultural, natural and geological heritage of the Tatacoa Desert.<\/span><\/p>

-Incorporate didactic exhibits with easy-to-understand content for all types of audiences, with a view to the education and appropriation of science.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The museum has a work team for the development of its activities and objectives. These people play a very important role in the conservation of the collections and research participation with scientists who are studying the fossils of the museum. We also have some people who are in charge of the design, maintenance and creation of new spaces for other exhibitions. Other people who play a very important role within the museum are the mediators who accompany visitors during the guided tours of the exhibition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Currently, the museum's work team is composed of the director, mediators, paleortist, logistic operators, sales operators and general service support personnel. In addition, we have the support of other vig\u00edas, various museums, universities and a team of Colombian scientists working on the research of the collection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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