Parque de las Leyendas
The Park of Legends (Spanish: Parque de las Leyendas), formally the Dr. Felipe Benavides Barreda Park of Legends (Spanish: Parque de las Leyendas "Dr. Felipe Benavides Barreda"), is a zoo located in San Miguel District, Lima, Peru. It is managed by the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima (MML). It is the most influential and visited zoo in the entire capital, featuring recreation and entertainment areas, archaeological museums, a botanical garden, among other facilities.[1]
Since 2023, another branch operates in Ate District with the same name after the MML acquired the Huachipa Recreational Ecological Centre (Spanish: Centro Ecológico Recreacional Huachipa), commonly known simply as Huachipa Zoo (Spanish: Zoológico de Huachipa).[2]
History
The park was founded by renowned conservationist Felipe Benavides Barreda [es], from Lima, in the Pando area of San Miguel during the government of Fernando Belaúnde Terry in 1964. Originally named "Las Leyendas," popular usage apparently led to a change in the name to "De Las Leyendas," as it is officially known today. The name comes from the Inca and pre-Inca legends that were illustrated by Sabino Springett and displayed on walls at the entrance. These illustrations were removed around 2008, and currently, only the texts remain in the well-known attraction called the "Patio de Leyendas" (Courtyard of Legends) within the Cultural Park.
In 1970, Barranco Zoo (Spanish: Zoológico de Barranco) was permanently closed (currently functioning as Luis Gálvez Chipoco Stadium), and all the animals housed there were relocated from Barranco District to the park in San Miguel.[3] Of these animals, a number still live, such as a female Tumbes crocodile known as Naylamp and two Galápagos tortoises known as Sansón and Job, both weighing 220 kg each. The three arrived at the zoo in 1963.[4][5]
The park, specifically the Board of Trustees (PATPAL), was under the administration of the central government for several years: initially through PARNAZ (Patronato de Parques Nacionales y Zonales) and SERPAR [es] (Servicio de Parques de Lima), later under the ministries of Housing, Presidency, and finally that of Women and Social Development. However, by the end of the 2000s, Law No. 28998 of 2007 ultimately granted the administration of the park to the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima.
Huachipa site
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Date opened | February 22, 1999 |
Location | Huachipa, Lima, Peru |
Land area | 112 000 m²[6] |
Huachipa Recreational Ecological Centre (Spanish: Centro Ecológico Recreacional Huachipa), commonly known simply as Huachipa Zoo (Spanish: Zoológico de Huachipa), functions as the branch in Ate District of the park since its acquisition by its Board of Trustees in 2023.[2] In 2020, it reportedly had over 2,000 animals and had a capacity of 14,000 people.[7] In addition to its outdoor exhibits, it also features an aquarium.[8]
History
The zoo was originally inaugurated on December 23, 1998, with its original name of CER Huachipa, and it first opened its doors to the public on February 22, 1999.[9]
In 2015, the park—the only one in Peru affiliated with the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums at the time—was named by American television network Telemundo as one number 11 on its list of best zoos that year.[10] Earlier on the same year, the zoo had been flooded after heavy rains affected the district.[11]
The zoo's aquarium, the largest in the country with an area of almost 1,000 m2, was inaugurated on July 26, 2016.[12]
In 2019, under the mayorality of Edde Cuellar, the zoo was temporarily closed due to irregularities and potential hazards found during an inspection by the district's municipality.[13]
In 2020, as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru, the zoo closed its doors in March, but was soon forced to reopen them to a limited public between the ages of 14 and 65 in order to be able to purchase food for the animals,[14][15] which had a monthly cost of S/. 30,000 in 2015.[16] Soon after, it started providing virtual tours using the Zoom programme for the same reason.[17][18]
The park was acquired by the Board of Trustees of the Parque de las Leyendas in 2023, and has since been renamed, operating under the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima.[2]
See also
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- Parque de la Exposición, which once functioned as the city's zoo.
References
- ^ "The Park of Legends". perutouristguide.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ a b c Ramírez Mendoza, Sebastián (2023-09-25). "Nueva sede del Parque de las Leyendas en Huachipa: todo sobre el zoológico que abre en octubre". El Comercio.
- ^ Loli Soto, Pamela (2014-10-12). "Recuerdos inolvidables del zoológico de Barranco". El Comercio. pp. A19.
- ^ "¿Quiénes son los inquilinos más longevos del zoológico?". El Comercio. 2015-09-13.
- ^ "Cocodrilos de Leyendas: Conócelos y visítalos en la zona Costa". Parque de las Leyendas. 2017-11-10.
- ^ Montalván Buendía, Álvaro (2010). Estudio de prefactibilidad de un centro recreativo / zoológico en el Cono Norte de Lima Metropolitana (PDF) (in Spanish). PUCP. p. 43.
- ^ Lengua, Christian (2021-02-07). "Zoológicos de Lima: las medidas que aplican al no poder recibir público por la nueva cuarentena". El Comercio.
- ^ Gonzales, Marco (2021-07-25). "'Nemo' y 'Dory', los peces sensación del acuario del Zoológico de Huachipa". Trome.
- ^ Chuquillanqui Vilchez, Norma Isabel (2001). "3". Prensa Institucional: Caso Centro Ecológico Recreacional Huachipa (in Spanish). UNMSM.
- ^ "Zoológico de Huachipa fue elegido entre los 11 mejores de América Latina". Perú 21. 2015-10-26.
- ^ "Zoológico de Huachipa inundado por desborde". Diario Correo. 2015-03-05.
- ^ "Inaugurarán acuario más grande del país en zoológico de Huachipa". Diario Correo. 2016-07-23.
- ^ "Zoológico de Huachipa cierra sus puertas por clausura temporal de la Municipalidad de Ate". RPP Noticias. 2019-10-17.
- ^ "Parque de Las Leyendas y Zoológico de Huachipa en peligro ante la falta de visitas". El Comercio. 2020-06-03.
- ^ "Zoológico de Huachipa necesita ayuda para alimentar a 220 especies de animales". La República. 2020-09-14.
- ^ "Zoológico de Huachipa: las historias de los cuidadores de las temibles fieras". Andina. 2015-06-03.
- ^ "Zoológico de Huachipa inició tours virtuales para conocer de cerca a sus especies emblemáticas". RPP Noticias. 2021-02-06.
- ^ Aquino, Cristian (2020-08-16). "El regreso de los zoológicos: Huachipa reabre sus puertas sin cubrir aforo del 50 %". La República.
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