I knew Cuenca had a zoo but I never thought it would be as nice as it is. Mike and I paid a visit today and I was very impressed. It is just a couple of miles from the city center and an adult ticket is only $4.00. There is no concrete, at all. Just natural surroundings with dirt, rock, or timber walkways. As you walk around the zoo you are actually climbing higher and higher up a mountain. The animals are housed behind nothing more than water barriers or chain-link fence. We saw one monkey that was free-roaming. The animal habitats are well maintained and the animals appeared to be happy and healthy. Probably the most exciting part of the visit was watching the lions being fed their afternoon meal of whole chickens. We spent about three hours at the zoo. It's a great way to spend an afternoon on a warm, sunny day! Now for the pics!
Alpaca.
Andean Bear
Lobos
Deer
This is the free-roaming monkey. He ran past us and scared me.
The trail. Loved it.
These are the lions. We watched them for an hour or so. The feeding was exciting.
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The views of Cuenca, from the zoo, were beautiful.
Another exciting thing happened today. The super moon. Here it is as seen from our roof-top.
And as an added bonus...an interesting painting on the side of a building. We saw this as we walked home from dinner last night. It's definitely a male cat!
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