Caricuao Zoological Garden

Coordinates: 10 °  N , 67 °  W

Overview

The Caricuao Zoological Garden , in Spanish Parque Zoológico Caricuao , is located in the municipality of Caricuao near Caracas . It opened in 1977 and is 630 hectares in size.

Ruperta , a female African elephant who was a symbol of the Venezuelan supply crisis of the 2010s, lived in the zoo until his death in 2018 .

See also

• List of zoological gardens and aquariums in South America

Web links

Commons : Parque Zoologico de Caricuao  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The death of an elephant as a symbol of Venezuela's crisis. Report on orf.at dated June 12, 2018.