Zoo

Parque Lecocq

🇺🇾 Uruguay

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Uruguay 3 spp. present

Parque Lecocq is a zoo located northwest of Montevideo, Uruguay, next the town of Santiago Vázquez. It houses mammals and birds and protects flora and pursues/supports breeding programs It is adjacent to the protected wetlands of Santa Lucía National Park. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

34.792° S   56.334° W

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Essentials

Entrance
TourismMedium
Species present
3
species
Opened
SizeLarge

Visit

Opening hours

Wed–Sun · 9:00–18:00

Getting there

Address
Avenida Luis Batlle Berres
montevideo.gub.uy/ciudad/paseos/zoo-parque-lecocq ↗

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Before you go

Where is Parque Lecocq?

Uruguay

Parque Lecocq is a zoo or wildlife park in Uruguay, at Avenida Luis Batlle Berres. Its coordinates are 34.792° S, 56.334° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is El Palmar National Park, about 368 km away.

What animals can you see at Parque Lecocq?

3 species

Citizen-science photos record 3 species at Parque Lecocq, including Emu, Fallow Deer and Addax. 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 Lecocq in the wild?

Emu: Flinders Ranges National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Parque Lecocq also live in the parks and cities we cover: Emu (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Flinders Ranges National Park) and Fallow Deer (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kosciuszko National Park).

When is Parque Lecocq open?

Wed–Sun · 9:00–18:00

According to its open map listing, Parque Lecocq is open Wed–Sun · 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 Parque Lecocq open and how big is it?

195 ha

Parque Lecocq, a zoo or wildlife park in Uruguay, covers about 195 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 3 species are photographed there.

Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)