Zoológico de Zacango, Toluca

Name: Zoológico de Zacango
Address: Toluca, Mexico

#10 among attractions in Toluca

Zoo, Aquarium

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Zacango Zoo is located in Mexico. It has more than 180 different species from all over the world, of which 80 are endangered.

It is located very close to the Nevado de Toluca, it was inaugurated and declared as a Natural Protected Area on August 29, 1981 thanks to the efforts of the government of the State of Mexico, CONAMP, SEMARNAT and CEPANAF.

It has 159 hectares and is built on the old Franciscan Hacienda of the sixteenth century, which later belonged to the Counts of Santiago and Calimaya, is considered one of the largest and most beautiful in Latin America.

It is located in the municipality of Calimaya, 14 km from the city of Toluca, in a rural area away from civilization, 15 minutes from the town of Metepec and 30 minutes from Toluca, State of Mexico.

Zacango Zoo is mainly divided into 6 different zones. Zone: Aviary, Zone: Carnivores, Zone: Primates, Zone: Herbivores, Zone: African and also has an exhibition of snakes and reptiles, the most complete collection of Latin America, with more than 60 different species of reptiles, as it has unique specimens such as the Gabon Viper, the Green Mamba, the Albino Python, the Anaconda, lizards and other reptiles.

Coordinates: 19°12'6"N, 99°38'48"W

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Zoológico de Zacango – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Centro Cultural Mexiquense, Metepec, Galerías Metepec, Pottery of Metepec.

6.1 miNW
Museum, Art museum, Historical place
Centro Cultural Mexiquense, Toluca
156 min walk • Centro Cultural Mexiquense is a cultural center located on the western edge of the city of Toluca in central Mexico. The center is run by the State of Mexico government through an agency called the Instituto Mexiquense de Cultura, the largest and most important of this agency, receiving about 80,000 visitors a year.
4.4 miNE
City, Area
Metepec, Toluca
112 min walk • Metepec is a municipality in the State of Mexico in Mexico and is located directly to the east of the state capital, Toluca, at an altitude of 2,635 metres above sea level. The center of Mexico City lies some 50 km further to the east. Its municipal seat and largest city is Metepec.
4.3 miNE
19°15'32"N • 99°37'14"W
Galerías Metepec, Toluca
110 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
4.5 miNE
Hispanic colonial architecture
Pottery of Metepec, Toluca
115 min walk • The pottery of Metepec is that of a municipality in central Mexico, located near Mexico City. It is noted for durable utilitarian items but more noted for its decorative and ritual items, especially sculptures called “trees of life,” decorative plaques in sun and moon shapes and mermaid like figures called Tlanchanas.
6 miNW
Universities and schools
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Toluca
154 min walk • Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, also known as Tecnológico de Monterrey or just Tec, is a secular and coeducational private university based in Monterrey, Mexico, which has grown to include 35 campuses throughout the country.
5.9 miNW
Sport, Sport venue
Estadio La Congeladora, Toluca
152 min walk • Estadio La Congeladora is a stadium in Toluca, Mexico, on the campus of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Toluca.
3.4 miSE
Locality
Calimaya
86 min walk • Calimaya is a town and municipality located just south of Toluca, the capital of the State of Mexico in central Mexico. The settlement was probably established around 800 BCE, when the city of Teotenango was in existence.