{"id":240081,"date":"2026-01-07T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/?p=240081"},"modified":"2026-01-07T15:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T13:47:13","slug":"from-the-museum-to-the-field-palaeontology-as-an-experience-in-latin-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/from-the-museum-to-the-field-palaeontology-as-an-experience-in-latin-america\/","title":{"rendered":"From the museum to the field: palaeontology as an experience in Latin America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Footprints frozen in rock, steep walls crossed by ancient traces, sedimentary layers that tell a story of movement rather than immobility: in Latin America, major dinosaur-related sites are not confined to museum display cases. They are embedded in open landscapes, where palaeontology is experienced at a territorial scale. These are places where specialised tourism can rely on solid scientific foundations to offer high value-added experiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bolivia:<\/mark><\/a> footprints of global significance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Bolivia is home to one of the most remarkable ichnological heritages in the world. In Toro Toro<\/strong> National Park, the Carreras Pampa<\/strong> site brings together more than 16,600 theropod dinosaur footprints dating from the Late Cretaceous: a unique ensemble in terms of scale. These traces make it possible to reconstruct movements, estimate animal size and, in some cases, outline behaviours observed shortly before their disappearance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Sucre<\/strong>, Parque Cret\u00e1cico<\/strong> complements this heritage with the spectacular site of Cal Orck\u2019o<\/strong>. Thousands of footprints appear on an almost vertical wall, uplifted by subsequent tectonic movements. Together, these sites have gradually established Bolivia as an international reference in the study of dinosaur footprints, a field long considered marginal in the country and now fully recognised. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You may also like: <\/a><\/em><\/strong>Sucre: A Journey into the Cradle of Bolivia<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Argentina<\/mark><\/a>: Patagonia, museums at the heart of scientific structuring<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In Argentine Patagonia, palaeontological heritage is primarily organised around specialised museums, true pillars of research and scientific outreach. In Villa El Choc\u00f3n<\/strong>, the Ernesto Bachmann Municipal Palaeontological Museum<\/strong> displays fossils from the Neuqu\u00e9n Basin, including those of Giganotosaurus carolinii<\/em>, often presented as the largest carnivorous dinosaur known to date, surpassing Tyrannosaurus rex<\/em>. Its geographical location facilitates integration into overland routes and regional itineraries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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