Zoo
Jardín Botánico y Zoológico de Asunción
🇵🇾 Paraguay
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Paraguay 14 spp. present
The Botanical Garden and Zoo of Asunción is a botanical garden and zoo located in Asunción, capital of the Republic of Paraguay. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
25.247° S 57.572° W
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Essentials
Entrance
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Tourism
High
Species present
14
speciesOpened
1914
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Tue–Sun · 9:00–16:00
Getting there
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Jardín Botánico y Zoológico de Asunción?
Asuncion, Paraguay
Jardín Botánico y Zoológico de Asunción is a zoo or wildlife park in Asuncion, Paraguay. Its coordinates are 25.247° S, 57.572° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Iguazú National Park, about 333 km away.
What animals can you see at Jardín Botánico y Zoológico de Asunción?
14 species
Citizen-science photos record 14 species at Jardín Botánico y Zoológico de Asunción, including Yacare Caiman, Red-legged Seriema, Golden Pheasant, Amazon Kingfisher and Pond Slider. 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 Jardín Botánico y Zoológico de Asunción in the wild?
Yacare Caiman: Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
Some of the animals photographed at Jardín Botánico y Zoológico de Asunción also live in the parks and cities we cover: Yacare Caiman (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas), Red-legged Seriema (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Emas National Park) and Amazon Kingfisher (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas).
When is Jardín Botánico y Zoológico de Asunción open?
Tue–Sun · 9:00–16:00
According to its open map listing, Jardín Botánico y Zoológico de Asunción is open Tue–Sun · 9:00–16:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Jardín Botánico y Zoológico de Asunción open and how big is it?
Opened 1914, 248 ha
Jardín Botánico y Zoológico de Asunción, a zoo or wildlife park in Asuncion, Paraguay, opened in 1914 and covers about 248 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 14 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)