Museo de la Historia de la Medicina Don Francisco de Viedma, Bolivia: what it is and when to go

What it is and where

Museo de la Historia de la Medicina Don Francisco de Viedma is a museum in Bolivia (Cochabamba).

It is in Cochabamba, where this site lists 40 more places to see, 3.3 km from the centre.

Its coordinates are -17.38742, -66.15039; 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

Protection

Protected heritage

It is one of the History and 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 Museo de la Historia de la Medicina Don Francisco de Viedma 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.

It is not the same trip whatever you come for: Museo de la Historia de la Medicina Don Francisco de Viedma has a different season depending on what you want to do here, and Kokai puts it in the right month for you.

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

• Mundo MarinoWith kids · Wildlife459 m
• Convento Museo Santa TeresaMuseum852 m
• Salón de Exposiciones Gíldaro Antezana RojasGallery915 m
• Plaza 14 de SeptiembreCochabamba main square994 m
• Jesuit ChurchChurch building and cultural property in Cochabamba, Bolivia1.0 km

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

More in Bolivia: History

• Sucre: constitutional capital of Bolivia
• Potosí
• Tiwanaku: archaeological site in Bolivia
• El Fuerte de Samaipata: archaeological site in Santa Cruz province, Bolivia
• Zapaleri: mountain in Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile
• Cerro Rico: mountain in the Andes near the Bolivian city of Potosí

Every Bolivia place under History, each with its season, is on its page.

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