Biocentro Guembe Mariposario — Attraction in Municipio Porongo (Ayacucho)

Definitly not worth the 200BOB per person.

The adventure park scores literaly below zero. We saw that the entrance price was 180BOB per person. However, for 20BOB extra you could also do the adventure park (what a steal!). We bought it and asked what it entailed, no one spoke English so we just went with it. They pointed us to the reception where also no one spoke English. After walking for a bit we found the adventure park and were excited to join. I think they shouldn't let foreigners join who don't speak Spanish (US!). Because they weren't able to do the safety instructions in English.

The adventure park (for as far as we could figure out) was one of those tree climbing things. I've done those all over Europe. And let me be clear: this one was made for skinny Peruvian kids. Not big and tall European adults like us. We got the safety instructions and my partner's things where you clip your safety cable with didn't close properly. They said it wasn't a problem (it was). And only because we were adamant about him having a different harnas they let him exchange it and put on a new one. The start is a 'rock climbing wall' where the wall clips almost fall off of. The rest of the way is just not secured properly. Not for tall (173 cm and 184 cm) people nor for people in weight categories ( 78+ kg ).

Half way I saw a ladder and told them I wanted to get off. I couldn't tell them why because again, no Spanish (more my problem than theirs) but we ended safely back on the ground.

The rest of the park is... A bit dirty. Maybe we came in low season (there were like 20 visitors). But it looked like it needed a lot of maintenance. The butterfly enclosure, bird enclosure and monkey enclosure were nice.

When we left after 2 hours I saw on the sign that there was a half day (later part of the day) option for 80BOB if I read it correctly. I think that might be somewhat worth it if you'd like to do something for...

I read other reviews that it was dirty, slow service in the restaurant, and complaints no one spoke English. BUT I was pleasantly surprised when I arrived- it was Awesome!

We paid less than 170bo for adults and kids were less. Senior discount too. Any aviary I have been to elsewhere has been more expensive for such a HUGE enclosed bird cage. Really, quite impressive. There was an English speaking guide we met within 3 minutes of entering and they offer tours every other hour (in English).

You can climb high up in the aviary and it’s the closest I’ve been to Toucans despite visiting many Zoos elsewhere including Brazil. The birds are beautiful and don’t get too scared when you’re nearby. I didn’t go swimming, but the pools also looked pretty clean - not cloudy like in some other pictures I saw online.

The restaurant was about $12 USd for a full buffet with churrasco grilled meats, salad bar and soup bar. A jug of juice was less than USD$3. Beers 22bo. The service was great and I felt like it was cheaper than other places I’ve eaten outside of a tourist spot.

Honestly, reading some other reviews - I wonder if these people have any idea what other countries are like and how to travel decently without speaking a local language - there were signs in...

It's a nice place for a daytrip. Maybe it's because it wasn't high season, but there were some parts of the park that seemed neglected. At the lagoon a platform was broken as was a part of the pailing, so water from the lagoon was floating over the walking paths and -stairs. The cabins and other residential stays looked very luxurious, but abandoned (and some of them had their doors open, so you could just walk in). Furthermore, very loud dance music was played at one of the swimming pools that you could hear through the whole park. On top of that, people were yelling and screaming. The different swimming pools are gorgeous though. As were the parts where the animals were being kept (especially the birds!). We also recommend to open your eyes for the animals outside the cages though! We liked the statue garden very much (in contrast, this part was very well maintained). The food in the restaurant however, is very expensive and the buffet is definitely not...