Zoo
ARCAS Petén Education Centre
🇬🇹 Guatemala
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Guatemala 22 spp. present
16.930° N 89.873° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
Medium
Species present
22
speciesOpened
1989
Size
Small
Visit
Getting there
- Access
- Not wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is ARCAS Petén Education Centre?
Guatemala
ARCAS Petén Education Centre is a zoo or wildlife park in Guatemala. Its coordinates are 16.930° N, 89.873° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Biotopo Cerro Cahuí, about 18 km away.
What animals can you see at ARCAS Petén Education Centre?
22 species
Citizen-science photos record 22 species at ARCAS Petén Education Centre, including Ocelot, Mountain Lion, Common Caiman, Mottled Owl and Crested Guan. 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 ARCAS Petén Education Centre in the wild?
Ocelot: Palo Verde National Park
Some of the animals photographed at ARCAS Petén Education Centre also live in the parks and cities we cover: Ocelot (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Palo Verde National Park), Mountain Lion (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Torres del Paine National Park) and Common Caiman (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tortuguero National Park).
Does ARCAS Petén Education Centre charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for ARCAS Petén Education Centre lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When did ARCAS Petén Education Centre open and how big is it?
Opened 1989, 2.0 ha
ARCAS Petén Education Centre, a zoo or wildlife park in Guatemala, opened in 1989 and covers about 2.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 22 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · iNaturalist observers · the centre's official website