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Potosí: Casa Nacional de la Moneda Private Guided Tour

By Intrepid Travel Bolivia
Free cancellation available
Price is RM 145 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Professional private guided Tour
  • Benefit from fast and easy skip-the-ticket-line entrance
  • Step back in time at the Casa Nacional de la Moneda, a UNESCO site
  • Explore galleries showcasing ancient coins and colonial art
  • Discover the history of this 18th-century building with a guide

Activity location

    • Potosí
    • Potosí, Potosi Department, Bolivia

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Chuquisaca 460, Villa Imperial de Potosí, Bolivia | Front desk of Hostal La Casona
    • Villa Imperial de Potosí, Departamento de Potosí, Bolivia

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Potosí: Casa Nacional de la Moneda Private Guided Tour

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Price details
RM 145.19 x 1 AdultRM 145.19
Total
Price is RM 145.19

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Skip-the-ticket-line timed entrance to the Casa de la Momeda Museum
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided tour of Casa Nacional de la Moneda
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Booking fee
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Full access to the permanent collection and all temporary exhibitions
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Access to galleries showcasing ancient coins
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Viewing of colonial art including 'Virgen Cerro' painting
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Insight into the history of silver minting and its impact
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    meals
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    water
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    tips

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Alcohol and drugs, Luggage or large bags, Oversize luggage, Smoking
  • Not suitable for: Wheelchair users

What you can expect

Step back in time at Potosí's magnificent Casa Nacional de la Moneda (Royal Mint), a UNESCO World Heritage site and a crucial testament to Bolivia's colonial past.

Join an expert-guided tour and uncover the incredible history of this colossal 18th-century building, where vast quantities of silver from Cerro Rico were transformed into coins that fueled the Spanish Empire.

Journey through its grand courtyards and discover the ingenious, often brutal, machinery used for minting – including impressive wooden presses once powered by mules and forced labor.

Explore galleries showcasing ancient coins, exquisite colonial art (including the famous “Virgen Cerro” painting), and artifacts that paint a vivid picture of Potosí's immense wealth and its global impact.

Learn about the lives of the workers, the technological advancements, and the cultural fusion that defined this pivotal period.

Location

Activity location

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    • Potosí
    • Potosí, Potosi Department, Bolivia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Chuquisaca 460, Villa Imperial de Potosí, Bolivia | Front desk of Hostal La Casona
    • Villa Imperial de Potosí, Departamento de Potosí, Bolivia