Museo del Gaucho y la Moneda, Uruguay: what it is and when to go

What it is and where

Museo del Gaucho y la Moneda is a museum in Uruguay (Montevideo).

It is in Montevideo, where this site lists 127 more places to see, 6.4 km from the centre.

Its coordinates are -34.90565, -56.20863; the nearest main airport is Carrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD, Ciudad de la Costa), 18 km as the crow flies. How to get around Uruguay (train, car, bus) is covered in its country guide.

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Run by

Fundación Banco República

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible

It is one of the Museums and art places in Uruguay. 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 del Gaucho y la Moneda is October to April.

In December there are 14 h 20 of daylight, and in June, 9 h 40. 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 Uruguay in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in its country guide.

Before you go to Uruguay

To enter Uruguay there are 8 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Valid passport”: they are all, with their deadlines, in the Uruguay checklist. Currency: Uruguayan peso (UYU); plugs: Type C, F and L · 220 V · 50 Hz (the Spanish two-pin plug usually works); emergencies: 911 police · 105 ambulance · 104 fire brigade.

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

• Parroquia San Francisco de Asís, MontevideoChurch in Ciudad Vieja91 m
• Casa de Juan Antonio LavallejaCultural heritage monument of Uruguay94 m
• Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas Palacio TarancoMuseum in Montevideo, Uruguay136 m
• Museo Romántico of MontevideoCultural heritage monument of Uruguay170 m
• Casa de Giuseppe GaribaldiMuesum in Montevideo173 m

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

More in Uruguay: Museums and art

• Iglesia de Cristo Obrero y Nuestra Señora de Lourdes: church in Uruguay
• National Museum of Visual Arts: museum in Uruguay
• Fortaleza del Cerro: cultural heritage monument of Uruguay
• Casapueblo
• Montevideo Cabildo: historical building in Montevideo
• Museo de la Memoria: museum in Uruguay

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

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