Zoo
Parque Zoológico El Pinar
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Venezuela 16 spp. present
The El Pinar Zoo Also Zoological Park of El Pinar Is the first zoological garden of Caracas, Venezuela inaugurated 13 August 1945 under the presidency of Isaías Medina Angarita. El pinar zoo is located in El Paraiso Parish in the former grounds of the La Vaquera hacienda, which was owned by Juan Vicente Gómez. The State took possession of it in 1935. It occupies an area of 7 hectares. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
10.481° N 66.939° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Free
Tourism
Medium
Species present
16
speciesOpened
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Size
Medium
Visit
Opening hours
Tue–Sat · 9:00–16:00Sun · 10:00–16:001 Jan, 19 Apr, 1 May, 24 Jun, 5 Jul, 24 Jul, 12 Oct, 24 Dec, 25 Dec, 31 Dec · 10:00–16:00
Getting there
- Address
- Avenida Guzmán Blanco, 1020 Caracas
- Phone
- +58 212 4519094
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
Who runs it
- Run by
- Inparques
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Parque Zoológico El Pinar?
Caracas, Venezuela
Parque Zoológico El Pinar is a zoo or wildlife park in Caracas, Venezuela, at Avenida Guzmán Blanco, 1020 Caracas. Its coordinates are 10.481° N, 66.939° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Henri Pittier National Park, about 64 km away.
What animals can you see at Parque Zoológico El Pinar?
16 species
Citizen-science photos record 16 species at Parque Zoológico El Pinar, including Mandarin Duck, Orange-winged Parrot, Red-lored Parrot, Marabou Stork and Jaguar. 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 Zoológico El Pinar in the wild?
Mandarin Duck: Triglav National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Parque Zoológico El Pinar also live in the parks and cities we cover: Mandarin Duck (about 30% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Triglav National Park), Orange-winged Parrot (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Main Ridge Forest Reserve) and Red-lored Parrot (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park).
Does Parque Zoológico El Pinar charge an entrance fee?
Free
The open map data for Parque Zoológico El Pinar lists it as free to enter. 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 Zoológico El Pinar open?
Tue–Sat · 9:00–16:00
According to its open map listing, Parque Zoológico El Pinar is open Tue–Sat · 9:00–16:00; Sun · 10:00–16:00; 1 Jan, 19 Apr, 1 May, 24 Jun, 5 Jul, 24 Jul, 12 Oct, 24 Dec, 25 Dec, 31 Dec · 10:00–16:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Parque Zoológico El Pinar open and how big is it?
4.0 ha
Parque Zoológico El Pinar, a zoo or wildlife park in Caracas, Venezuela, covers about 4.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 16 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)