Chapultepec Zoo
Chapultepec Zoo is a zoo located in Chapultepec Park; it is one of four zoos near Mexico City, and the best known Mexican zoo. It was founded July 6, 1923, by Mexican biologist Alfonso Luis Herrera using donations from private citizens and governmental funds from the Ministry of Agriculture and Development, and also with funds from the Society of Biological Studies.
- Zoo
- …is also known as “Zoológico de Chapultepec”
- …stands 4 metres (13 feet) tall
- Opening hours: Tuesday–Sunday 9:00 AM–4:30 PM
- Description: zoo in Mexico City
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chapultepec and National Museum of Anthropology.
Chapultepec
Chapultepec is Mexico City's principal park, "the green lung of the city".
National Museum of Anthropology
Museum
The National Museum of Anthropology is a national museum of Mexico. National Museum of Anthropology is situated 440 metres northeast of Chapultepec Zoo.
Aztec sun stone
The Aztec sun stone is a late post-classic Mexica… Aztec sun stone is situated 390 metres northeast of Chapultepec Zoo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polanco and San Miguel Chapultepec.
Polanco
Polanco refers to an area of Mexico City north of Chapultepec Park.
San Miguel Chapultepec
Quarter
San Miguel Chapultepec is a colonia or neighborhood in Delegación Miguel Hidalgo in Mexico City.
Chapultepec Zoo
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Latitude
19.4233° or 19° 25′ 24″ north
Longitude
-99.18955° or 99° 11′ 22″ west
Open location code
76F2CRF6+85
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OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zoo
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Uzbek—“Chapultepec Zoo” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Chapultepec動物園”
- Chinese: “查帕特派克动物园”
- Chinese: “查普尔特佩克动物园”
- Chinese: “查普爾特佩克動物園”
- Dutch: “Zoológico de Chapultepec”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات تشابولتيبيك”
- French: “zoo de Chapultepec”
- French: “Zoo de Chapultepec”
- French: “Zoo de Mexico”
- German: “Zoológico de Chapultepec”
- Italian: “zoo di Chapultepec”
- Japanese: “チャプルテペック動物園”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Zoológico de Chapultepec”
- Norwegian: “Zoológico de Chapultepec”
- Portuguese: “Zoológico de Chapultepec “Alfonso L. Herrera””
- Portuguese: “Zoológico de Chapultepec”
- Spanish: “Zoológico de Chapultepec “Alfonso L. Herrera””
- Spanish: “Zoologico de Chapultepec”
- Spanish: “Zoológico de Chapultepec”
- Turkish: “Chapultepec Hayvanat Bahçesi”
- Uzbek: “Chapultepec hayvonot bog’i”
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Highlights include Anfibium and Oso Negro.
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