Zoo
Parque de las Leyendas
🇵🇪 Peru
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Peru 133 spp. present
The Park of Legends (Spanish: Parque de las Leyendas), formally the Dr. Felipe Benavides Barreda Park of Legends (Spanish: Parque de las Leyendas "Dr. Felipe Benavides Barreda"), is a zoo located in San Miguel District, Lima, Peru. It is managed by the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima (MML). Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
12.067° S 77.087° W
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Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
133
speciesOpened
—
Size
Medium
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:00–17:00
Getting there
- Address
- Avenida Las Torres, Lurigancho
- Phone
- +51 1 6449200
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
Who runs it
- Run by
- Patronato del Parque de las Leyendas
- Owned by
- Metropolitan Municipality of Lima
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
LC
Blue Flyer
Osphranter rufus
Before you go
Where is Parque de las Leyendas?
Lima, Peru
Parque de las Leyendas is a zoo or wildlife park in Lima, Peru, at Avenida Las Torres, Lurigancho. Its coordinates are 12.067° S, 77.087° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Manu National Park, about 625 km away.
What animals can you see at Parque de las Leyendas?
133 species
Citizen-science photos record 133 species at Parque de las Leyendas, including Common Peafowl, Domestic Bactrian Camel, Humboldt Penguin, Common Ostrich and Emu. 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 Parque de las Leyendas in the wild?
Common Peafowl: Udawalawe National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Parque de las Leyendas also live in the parks and cities we cover: Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park), Domestic Bactrian Camel (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park) and Common Ostrich (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in De Hoop Nature Reserve).
Does Parque de las Leyendas charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Parque de las Leyendas 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 is Parque de las Leyendas open?
Every day · 9:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Parque de las Leyendas is open Every day · 9:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Parque de las Leyendas open and how big is it?
11 ha
Parque de las Leyendas, a zoo or wildlife park in Lima, Peru, covers about 11 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 133 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)