The Natural History Museum Alcide d'Orbigny is Cochabamba's main stop for fossils, geology and the biodiversity of central Bolivia. Its collections connect the high valleys around the city with older geological stories and the living ecosystems of the Andes and lowlands.
It is a modest museum, but a useful one if you are travelling with children or want context before heading into the surrounding valleys. The name honours the French naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny, whose South American work helped put Bolivia's natural history on the scientific map.