Casa Museo Villa Albina, Bolivia: what it is and when to go

What it is and where

Casa Museo Villa Albina is a museum in Bolivia (Quillacollo).

Villa Albina era la casa de Simón Iturri Patiño y su esposa Albina Rodríguez Ocampo, de estilo eléctico diseñado por el arquitecto José Turigas y luego por Max Franz. El museo ofrece una inmersión en el universo de la familia Patiño.

It is in Quillacollo, where this site lists 26 more places to see, 5.7 km from the centre.

Its coordinates are -17.36665, -66.32038; the nearest main airport is El Alto International Airport (LPB, La Paz / El Alto), 221 km as the crow flies. How to get around Bolivia (train, car, bus) is covered in its country guide.

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Fundación Patiño

It is one of the Museums and art places in Bolivia. In Kokai it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap.

When to go

The best time to visit Casa Museo Villa Albina is April to September.

In December there are 13 h 02 of daylight, and in June, 10 h 58. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather.

When to go to Bolivia in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in its country guide.

Before you go to Bolivia

To enter Bolivia there are 10 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Passport with six months' validity”: they are all, with their deadlines, in the Bolivia checklist. Currency: Boliviano (BOB); plugs: Type A and C · 230 V · 50 Hz (115 V in some areas: check your charger's label); emergencies: 110 police · 118 fire · 165 ambulance.

In Kokai you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it.

What is nearby

• Cerveza VinteñaBrewery2.9 km
• Virgin of UrkupiñaCatholic title in Bolivia7.3 km
• Balneario LiriuniWith kids9.3 km
• Legría Cerveza ArtesanalBrewery9.3 km
• TunariMountain in Bolivia12 km

Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in the Bolivia guide.

More in Bolivia: Museums and art

• National Mint of Bolivia: former mint located in the city of Potos, Bolivia
• Bolivian National Observatory at Tarija: Tarija Observatory
• Uyuni Railway Scrap Yard: Rolling stock cemeteries in Bolivia
• Art Museum of Antonio Paredes Candia: Museum
• Machacamarca Railway museum: railway museum in Bolivia
• National Natural History Museum: natural history museum in Bolivia

Every Bolivia place under Museums and art, each with its season, is on its page.

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