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UMA "El Palapo"

Q: Where is UMA "El Palapo"?

Mexico. UMA "El Palapo" is a zoo or wildlife park in Mexico. Its coordinates are 19.200° N, 103.914° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca, about 386 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at UMA "El Palapo"?

48 species. Citizen-science photos record 48 species at UMA "El Palapo", including White-tailed Deer, American Crocodile, Green Iguana, Golden Pheasant and West Mexican Chachalaca. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of UMA "El Palapo" in the wild?

White-tailed Deer: Chingaza National Natural Park. Some of the animals photographed at UMA "El Palapo" also live in the parks and cities we cover: White-tailed Deer (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Chingaza National Natural Park), American Crocodile (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Coiba National Park) and Green Iguana (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tortuguero National Park).

Q: When did UMA "El Palapo" open and how big is it?

7.0 ha. UMA "El Palapo", a zoo or wildlife park in Mexico, covers about 7.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 48 species are photographed there.

🇲🇽 Mexico

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Mexico 48 spp. present

19.200° N 103.914° W

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Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

Medium

Species present

species

Opened

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Size

Medium

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Odocoileus virginianus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Chingaza National Natural Park+ 37 more parks

Crocodylus acutus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Coiba National Park+ 27 more parks

Iguana iguana

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Tortuguero National Park+ 43 more parks

Chrysolophus pictus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

in London

Ortalis poliocephala

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Trachemys scripta

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Congaree National Park+ 14 more parks

Canis latrans

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Death Valley National Park+ 35 more parks

Strix virgata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve+ 43 more parks

Before you go

Where is UMA "El Palapo"?

Mexico

UMA "El Palapo" is a zoo or wildlife park in Mexico. Its coordinates are 19.200° N, 103.914° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca, about 386 km away.

What animals can you see at UMA "El Palapo"?

48 species

Citizen-science photos record 48 species at UMA "El Palapo", including White-tailed Deer, American Crocodile, Green Iguana, Golden Pheasant and West Mexican Chachalaca. 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 UMA "El Palapo" in the wild?

White-tailed Deer: Chingaza National Natural Park

Some of the animals photographed at UMA "El Palapo" also live in the parks and cities we cover: White-tailed Deer (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Chingaza National Natural Park), American Crocodile (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Coiba National Park) and Green Iguana (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tortuguero National Park).

When did UMA "El Palapo" open and how big is it?

7.0 ha

UMA "El Palapo", a zoo or wildlife park in Mexico, covers about 7.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 48 species are photographed there.