Zoo
Amaru
🇪🇨 Ecuador
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Ecuador 150 spp. present
2.897° S 78.955° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
—
Tourism
High
Species present
150
speciesOpened
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Size
Medium
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:00–18:00
Getting there
- Address
- Autopista Cuenca Azogues km 10.5, Cuenca
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Amaru?
Ecuador
Amaru is a zoo or wildlife park in Ecuador, at Autopista Cuenca Azogues km 10.5, Cuenca. Its coordinates are 2.897° S, 78.955° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Podocarpus National Park, about 164 km away.
What animals can you see at Amaru?
150 species
Citizen-science photos record 150 species at Amaru, including White-throated Toucan, Common Peafowl, Orange-winged Parrot, Collared Peccary and Mountain Lion. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Amaru in the wild?
White-throated Toucan: Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Some of the animals photographed at Amaru also live in the parks and cities we cover: White-throated Toucan (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve), Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park) and Orange-winged Parrot (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Main Ridge Forest Reserve).
When is Amaru open?
Every day · 9:00–18:00
According to its open map listing, Amaru is open Every day · 9:00–18:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Amaru open and how big is it?
12 ha
Amaru, a zoo or wildlife park in Ecuador, covers about 12 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 150 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · iNaturalist observers · the centre's official website