Paleontological Museum of Caldera

The Paleontological Museum of Caldera is a natural history museum in Caldera, Chile, that focuses on fossil remains. The collection includes marine animals and land creatures from ancient times discovered in the Atacama region.

The museum was founded in 2006 to protect and display fossil finds from the area. These remains come from a time millions of years ago when the sea covered what is now desert.

The museum displays fossils from both sea and land that were discovered in the Atacama desert and tell the story of this region's deep past. It serves as a gathering place for understanding what living things existed millions of years ago.

The museum is located in a municipal cultural station and is open on certain weekdays during visiting hours. The collection is easy to walk through and makes fossil history understandable for everyone.

A special part of the collection includes whale remains from a nearby location where dozens of these large marine mammals died together. This unusual concentration helps scientists understand ancient environmental changes.

Operator: Municipalidad de Caldera

Opening Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10:30-19:00

GPS coordinates: -27.06495,-70.82340

Latest update: December 14, 2025 14:44