Auto Safari Chapín is an animal park near

Escuintla Escuintla () is an industrial city in Guatemala, its land extension is 4,384 km2, and it is nationally known for its sugar agribusiness. Its capital is a municipality with the same name. Citizens celebrate from December 6 to 9 with a small f ...

Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...

. The park features several areas including: * Drive-through animal preserve with areas for lions, giraffes, hippopotamus and other species * Walk-through zoo (near the entrance to the recreation area) * Recreation area with a restaurant, lagoon boat rides and a swimming pool It is open Tuesday through Sunday, from 9:30 am to 5 pm. The restaurant is open from 10:30 am to 5 pm. There is a snack bar midway through the drive-through with drinks and a small selection of snacks. The park was founded in 1980 as a natural reserve area and is the largest animal parks/zoos in Guatemala. It lies on the 87.5 km at the CA-2 highway, between

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Taxisco Taxisco is a town and municipality in the Santa Rosa department of Guatemala. It is located close to the Pacific Ocean. Taxisco was the birthplace of Juan José Arévalo, who served as President of the Republic from 1945 to 1951. Prior to the ...

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* Safari parks Parks in Guatemala Tourist attractions in Guatemala Escuintla Department Zoos established in 1980 1980 establishments in Guatemala {{Zoo-stub