Are there any good collections in Peru, other than the two in Lima? No public aquaria or vivaria? Huachipa Zoo impressed but Layendas not so much.
1. Iquitos - Zoologico de Quistococha. 2. Pucallpa - Parque Natural de Pucallpa 3. Puerto Maldonado - Zoo el Jaguar 4. Ayacucho - La Totorilla Centro Ecologico Recreacional 5. Ayacucho - Zoologico de Ayacucho 6. Puerto Maldonado - Serpentario Tropifauna de Madre de Dios
Zoo El Jaguar and Serpentario Tropifauna both seem a bit ramshackle but other than a pacing young coati at the latter, the animals seemed healthy. I chalked up white nosed peccary and harpy eagle at the Zoo El Jaguar: young spider monkeys were a highlight at both. Sadly the Serpentario has no "hot" herps or reptiles other than snakes and chelonians, but some nice boas, and it was nice to see indigo snakes. There was also a nice swamp eel in the same building but the aquaria and vivaria were uninspiring. At Zoo El Jaguar, I enjoyed an active pair of grisons and of young jaguars. I saw both collections in one morning.
There are also a few rescued animals at Pilpintuwasi Butterfly farm near Iquitos. A group of red uakari (free roaming, with a pretty agressive male) and a single golden-mantled tamarin were the major highlights two years ago.
