Guayaquil Zoo - El Pantanal

                                                The zoo opened its doors to the public officially on July 25, 2002 under the direction of Nelson Chiriboga, but its antecedents date back to the years 80, after recruiting wounded birds without possibility of being returned to its natural habitat, wild pets abandoned by its owners and mainly animals of other zoos that closed its doors. Then, 10 years later it was constituted in a center of rescue of Wildlife backed by then Inefan (today Ministry of the Environment) thus increasing the number of copies added by the confiscations of the National Police (today U.P.MA.). It was then that the need arose to find a way to finance its food and stay, opening it to the public. The site also serves the country as a tourist, ecological and educational place where you will find most of the native flora and fauna of Ecuador.

In the conservation field, the zoo works both in rescue and in rehabilitation and protection of approximately 60 endangered species.

The Zoological Park "El Pantanal", located 15 minutes from Guayaquil, is a magical place that brings us closer to the animal nature and that allows us to see closely rare species, which are worthy of admiration and that is at the height of the best zoos in the world.

In a tour guided by a guide we can see: Jungle animals like Jaguar, African lion, zebras, Bengal tiger, Puma Tigrillo, spectacled Bears; Andean species such as llama; Birds like the Eagles: Harpy, Pechinegra and Andean, the military and dwarf macaws, the Owl, the Parakeet (Cashetigris), flamingos, the Bullock heron and the only guayacamayo of Guayaquil; Reptiles such as boa, crocodile and alligator; In addition to exotic animals like the squirrel, white-tailed deer, coastal wolf, Crab raccoon, camel, among the species that attract the most attention.

You can also visit the aquarium and the Herpetarium (exhibition of fish, Reptiles and amphibians), attractions included in the beginning of the 2015.

                                        

                                                        By car or taxi to the height of km 23 of the road 48 saw Duale, near the Guayaquil Country Club
                                                        
                                                    

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Tourism

Web page

http://www.zoologicoelpantanal.com/

Phone

04 226 7047 - 04 226 7159 - 0994104973

                                                                Lunes a domingo de 09h00 a 17h00.