Casoña José María Santiváñez, Bolivia: what it is and when to go

What it is and where

Casoña José María Santiváñez is a museum in Bolivia (Cochabamba).

La Casoña José María Santivañez es Patrimonio Histórico de Cochabamba, de estilo Colonial-Republicano, perteneció a Don Juan Antonio Santivañez de Gazma y Barrao.

It is in Cochabamba, where this site lists 40 more places to see, 2.1 km from the centre.

Its coordinates are -17.39442, -66.15917; the nearest main airport is Alcantarí International Airport (SRE, Sucre), 232 km as the crow flies. How to get around Bolivia (train, car, bus) is covered in its country guide.

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Run by

Gobierno Autónomo Municipal de Cochabamba

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 Casoña José María Santiváñez 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

• Jesuit ChurchChurch building and cultural property in Cochabamba, Bolivia207 m
• Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas y Museo ArqueológicoMuseum229 m
• Plaza 14 de SeptiembreCochabamba main square247 m
• Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint SebastianChurch in Cochabamba, Bolivia260 m
• Salón de Exposiciones Gíldaro Antezana RojasGallery311 m

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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