Belize Zoo
The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center is a zoo in Belize, located some 47 kilometres west of Belize City on the Western Highway. Set in 12 hectares, the zoo was founded in 1983 by Sharon Matola.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Michael Schamis, CC BY 2.0.
- Email: info@belizezoo.org
- Type: Zoo
- Description: zoo
- Also known as: “Centro de Educación Tropical y Zoológico de Belice”
- Address: Belmopán, Distrito de Cayo
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Democracia and Mahogany Heights.
La Democracia
Village
La Democracia is a populated settlement located in the nation of Belize. It is a mainland village that is located in Belize District. It is the location of Belize's zoo and tropical education center.
Mahogany Heights
Village
Mahogany Heights is a village in the Belize District of the central-east coastal region of Belize. Though the area was originally inhabited by Mayans this village was established in the region of Belize that was first settled by Europeans.
Belize Zoo
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Belize District, Belize, Central America, North America
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Latitude
17.35196° or 17° 21′ 7″ northLongitude
-88.55396° or 88° 33′ 14″ westInception
1983Open location code
769H9C2W+QCOpenStreetMap ID
way 542003754OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooWikidata ID
Q260740
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Belize Zoo” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حديقة حيوانات بليز”
- Dutch: “Belize Zoo”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جنينة حيوانات بليز”
- French: “zoo du Belize”
- French: “Zoo du Belize”
- German: “Belize Zoo”
- Hebrew: “גן החיות של בליז”
- Japanese: “ベリーズ動物園”
- Portuguese: “Zoológico de Belize”
- Spanish: “Zoologico de Belice”
- Spanish: “Zoológico de Belice”
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Highlights include Colonel English Bridge and John Young’s Pine Ridge.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Belize Zoo”. Photo: Michael Schamis, CC BY 2.0.