here's a review of the Huachipa Zoo in Peru, from the news thread A Review of the Huachipa Zoo in Lima, Peru and a Methodology for Grading Zoos : EcoWorldly
and that's why nowdays I generally post the content of the link as well as just the link itself! I had a quick Google and found it on another site (called Eco-Localizer whereas the other one was Eco-Worldly, so possibly the same one moved home): A Review of the Huachipa Zoo in Lima, Peru and a Methodology for Grading Zoos - EcoLocalizer
Thanks Chli, still with the review i am not all the wiser for it. Well best look at other news then … For info purposes: Huachipa is a privately run zoo in the City Center. Space issues probably matter …. though, apart from it seemingly being more of the commercial enterprise zoo. For what it is worth: I wonder if the individual and his family ever made it to Parque las Leyendas, which is more spacious and definitely scores on all the major pointers the reviewer made here. There seems to be a website for Huachipa: alas …. it claims we have reached over the band width: http://www.zoohuachipa.com.pe/.
Two American Crocodiles have hatched at Parque Zoológico de Huachipa: Nacen dos cocodrilos en cautiverio en el zoológico de Lima
Has anyone visited this park recently? I'll be in Peru soon, and while Parque de las Leyendas is definitely on my visit-list, I'm not sure if Huachipa is worth visiting.
News about Huachipa Zoo, it has just passed from private ownership, and management is under the Lima City Council, by the Parque de las Leyendas, now it is "Parque de las Leyendas - Huachipa". The director of Parque de las Leyendas has been interviewed on TV, and there are other media reports, of the situation. It is closed to the public but should open soon, probably September 2023? Concerning access, Lima is not noted for good public transport but there are roads and buses to Huachipa, plus a very big car park. Also on Google maps the train line is close by, with a branch of that passing the back of the zoo, but there have been no public services there for years and priority is now given to the cargo trains which bring materials down from mines in the Sierra.