Summary
Parque de las Leyendas "Dr. Felipe Benavides Barreda" is a zoo located in the San Miguel district in the city of Lima, Peru. It is managed by the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima. It is the most influential and visited zoo in the entire capital, featuring recreation and entertainment areas, archaeological museums, a botanical garden, among other facilities.[1]
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| Location | Lima, Peru |
| Land area | 970 000 m² |
| No. of animals | 2071 |
| No. of species | 215 |
| Website | http://www.leyendas.gob.pe |
History edit
The Parque de las Leyendas was founded by the renowned Lima conservationist Felipe Benavides Barreda in the Pando area of San Miguel during the government of Fernando Belaúnde Terry in 1964. Originally named "Las Leyendas," popular usage apparently led to a change in the name to "De Las Leyendas," as it is officially known today.
In the early 1970s, a zoo in the Barranco district was permanently closed, and all the animals housed there were relocated to the Parque de las Leyendas.
Origin of the name edit
The name comes from the 1990s, specifically from the Inca and pre-Inca legends that were illustrated by Sabino Springett and displayed on walls at the entrance. These illustrations were removed around 2008, and currently, only the texts remain in the well-known attraction called the "Patio de Leyendas" (Courtyard of Legends) within the Cultural Park.
Administration edit
The park, specifically the Board of Trustees (PATPAL), was under the administration of the central government for several years (initially through PARNAZ and SERPAR, later under the Ministry of Housing, Presidency, and finally under the Ministry of Women and Social Development). However, by the end of the 2000s, Law No. 28998 of 2007 granted the administration of the Park of the Legends to the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima.
In 2023, the Board of Trustees of the Park of the Legends gained control and administration of the Huachipa Zoological Ecological Park.
References edit
- ^ "The Park of Legends". perutouristguide.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
External links edit
- Official website (in Spanish)