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Park · Sucre, Chuquisaca
Cretaceous Park
Park next to the Cal Orck'o quarry, about 5 km from Sucre, featuring an almost vertical limestone cliff marked by thousands of dinosaur footprints and life-size replicas.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
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About Cretaceous Park
The Parque Cretácico is next to the Cal Orck'o quarry, about 5 km northwest of downtown Sucre, on land belonging to a cement factory. In 1994, workers found thousands of dinosaur footprints on the limestone wall, left about 68 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period, when that spot was the shore of a lake.
Movements of the Earth's crust lifted the rock layer to almost vertical, and what had been a muddy floor became a cliff of roughly 65,000 m². Researchers have mapped more than 12,000 footprints, from various types of dinosaurs, both carnivores and herbivores, forming trails that cross the wall. It is one of the largest known dinosaur track sites.
The park has viewpoints facing the cliff, a museum with fossils and explanations, and life-size dinosaur replicas spread around the garden. At certain times there are guided visits that descend closer to the wall, with helmets.
The cliff is visible from the viewpoints, and the tracks show up better with the right light: bring binoculars or use the viewing scopes at the overlooks. Confirm guided-visit times before you go.
Before you go
Practical information
Cidade Turismo reviews its information regularly, but something may have changed. Check with the place before planning your trip.
How much time to set aside
About 1.5 to 2 hours, including the museum, the viewpoints and the replicas.
Best time
Midday, when the light tends to highlight the tracks on the cliff, and during the guided-visit times that go closer to the wall. Confirm before you go.
How to get there
It is about 5 km from downtown Sucre, along the road to Cochabamba. A tourist bus usually departs from Plaza 25 de Mayo, and taxis and microbuses make the trip in 15 to 20 minutes.
Tip
Take the guided visit that goes closer to the wall, if available. Bring binoculars to see the footprint trails up close.
Get your questions answered
Frequently asked questions about Cretaceous Park
How many footprints are there in the Parque Cretácico?
Researchers have mapped more than 12,000 dinosaur footprints, forming hundreds of trails on the Cal Orck'o cliff.
Why are the footprints on a cliff?
They were left on the muddy floor of a lake about 68 million years ago. Movements of the Earth's crust lifted the rock layer to almost vertical.
How to get to the Parque Cretácico?
By tourist bus from Plaza 25 de Mayo, by taxi or microbus, in 15 to 20 minutes.