I inform you of my impressions about the zoological centers that I was able to visit in Quito. In general, I can say that, although I didn't like the city very much, I did like the centers. In general, I found the facilities to be good, well-kept and spacious environments, and the animals seemed to be in good condition. In addition, I was able to see many rare species that don't exist in Europe.
First of all, I was able to visit a center under construction, the Centro de Interpretación de la Fauna José Antonio Orero. I contacted its owner (José Antonio Orero) directly thanks to Alex Kantarovich (Thank you very much, my friend!) and he gave me a guided tour of both the zoo under construction (I predict it will be magnificent, although you will have to be patient) and his private hatchery, where he keeps very rare birds, especially raptors, including species not found in Europe or North America. Then he took me to the second center visited, the Huachipa Zoo, in Ate, very close to Lima. I really liked this zoo in general, with many rare species and modern facilities, although some perhaps too "artificial". However, there are so many rare animals that the visit is well worth it, and you can also see it quickly, because it is not very big.
Lastly, I visited the Park of Legends. This zoo is much larger, although the interesting species are quite close together. There are an area dedicated to mountains, another to jungles and another to coasts, where the most interesting native species can be seen. Then there is another large area dedicated to less interesting exotic (mainly African) animals, although the facilities are worth seeing and there are also some native species here (e.g. foxes). In addition, there is a large part of the park's land occupied by archaeological remains.
In short, I think Lima is worth a visit for any zoochatter. Many rare species can be seen in their zoological centers and although I was not able to see all the ones I saw on the list, I'm very satisfied.
