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Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino (Bolívar’s estate)

The hacienda where Bolívar died, among old trees, iguanas and a sugar mill.

City
Half day
Easy
Family-friendly
On your own

From the house: 3.2 km in a straight line; a short taxi ride or a bus towards Mamatoco

Photo: Kamilokardona · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · licence

Simón Bolívar died at this hacienda in Mamatoco on 17 December 1830. Today it’s a national monument: it keeps the house and its period furniture, the old sugar mill and the Museo Bolivariano de Arte Contemporáneo, all surrounded by big trees that give real shade.

Don’t miss

1The house and the room where Bolívar died, with period furniture
2The Museo Bolivariano de Arte Contemporáneo
3The hacienda’s old sugar mill
4Gardens with mature trees and wildlife, iguanas included

What to expect

A calm visit of a couple of hours. You buy your ticket at the museum booth, walk through the house where Bolívar spent his last days, look in on the sugar mill and finish wandering under the trees, which you’ll be grateful for at midday.

The story continues in the centre: Bolívar’s remains lay in the Cathedral from 1830 to 1842, before being moved to Caracas. Pairing the two visits is a good way to understand the city.

Getting there from the house

Taxi

The simplest option. The Quinta is in the Mamatoco area, about 5 km from the historic centre. Book the taxi by phone or app.

Secondary source · visitsantamarta.com · frommers.com · gov.uk
Bus towards Mamatoco

City buses run towards Mamatoco, but we found no official route — check at the house which bus to take.

Secondary source · rome2rio.com

Reference costs

Check current fees on the Museo Bolivariano’s official page — we couldn’t read the current rates.

Official source checked 28 Oct 2026 museobolivariano.org.co
Minimum taxi fare in 2026: COP 8,600; a city bus costs COP 2,950 (3,050 with air conditioning).

Secondary source checked 28 Oct 2026 elespectador.com

Entry requirements

Tickets are sold at the museum ticket office.

Official source museobolivariano.org.co

Closures, hours and weather

Open every day of the year except 1 January. In low season the ticket office is open 9:00–16:30, without a midday break; in high season, until 17:30 according to unofficial sources.

Official source checked 28 Oct 2026 museobolivariano.org.co visitsantamarta.com