Botanical Garden and Zoo of Asunción
Jardín Botánico y Zoológico de Asunción
A large park built on a former Lopez family estate, with native animals, plants and a natural history museum in the Lopez family house.
The Asunción Botanical Garden and Zoo lies in the northeast of the city on the Paraguay River. It covers about 110 hectares. It was originally a country estate of the López family and became a botanical garden in 1914. The park has large stands of native trees and a zoo with South American animals such as jaguars, tapirs, capybaras and crocodiles. The former López family house has been converted into a natural history museum. The facilities are dated, but the shade is pleasant, and local families visit in large numbers on weekends. Admission is inexpensive. It takes about 20 minutes by bus or taxi from the city center.
Opening hours
Approx. 07:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Museo del Barro
- Recoleta Cemetery (Asunción)
- Asunción Metropolitan Cathedral
- Cabildo of Asunción (Centro Cultural de la República)
- Asunción Central Railway Station & Plaza Uruguaya
- Teatro Municipal Ignacio A. Pane
- Costanera de Asunción
- National Pantheon of the Heroes