Awesome place to know more about the local history before going into the Furte

Breathtaking to experience this UNESCO world heritage site.

Honestly rather dry. There's a lot of interesting information but the majority is presented as a picture with a big block of text, almost all just in Spanish. The Spanish was fine for me, but my friend who speaks German, Portuguese and English would have struggled without my translations. The text is normally just the 'what' and 'how' of the photo, not much 'why'. I really enjoyed the maps. You can't just pay to visit the museum, you have to buy the 50bs joint ticket for El Fuerte archaeological site.

Small but has some great artifacts

Samaipata museum small .Have very beautiful and original collection to see.

It is an interesting site to visit at Samaipata (150 km from downtown of Santa Cruz). Every day archaeologics are making discovers. For the entrance there are two kind of fees one for foreigns and other for locals, guides are offered free of cost but give them a tip. I personally did not ueextheir services, as I prefered go and take my time. The site needs more guards for preserve the ruins of the fortress, from the damage of visitors. The trip to the base takes around 45 minutes by your self, and the views are lovely.

Amazing place to learn about the old cultures that used to live in samaipata. I recommend to visit this place, and you can do it for free if you keep your tickets after visiting the Fort.

Takes 20-30 minutes and just 4-5 blocks from the main plaza. Save your ticket from El Fuerte to get inside and not have to pay again.