Parque de la Conservación — Attraction in Medellín

This is a great place to visit with your children. I went around 10 am in a week day and there were plenty of parking spots (4 hours costs around $2.5 dollars - $10.000 pesos). The animals are in great shape, most of them recovering of injuries or mistreatments. The collection is quite nice, different species from the region, and some others from Africa or Asia. The place is constantly transforming the animals habitats. There are like footprints showing the way around the park, but it is not well painted, anyway it is not huge, so you don't get lost easily. There were few people, so you could find easily seating places with vending machines serving...

Beautiful zoo with a great staff. The staff throughout the zoo, including the women collecting the entrance fee, greeted us with a smile and were helpful throughout. Bravo to the staff. The zoo was very clean and well organized. They have bear claw prints on the ground that lead you around the zoo. There is a wide variety of animals and they all looked healthy and well fed. The butterfly exhibit was a large enclosure that you entered and there were different species of butterflies everywhere. The cost was $14,000 Pesos ($5 U.S.). What a deal. My friends and really enjoyed our time here and would highly recommend...

This zoo is a sad state of affairs. It's absolutely heartbreaking to see a jaguar confined to a tiny cage, an animal that normally has a territory of miles. The jaguar was pacing back and forth erratically which is not normal behavior. Other animals like the lion and anteater looked distressed as well. I did not see much evidence that this zoo prioritizes animal welfare. Please do not support this zoo. One redeeming factor of this zoo: I had the BEST cup of coffee in all of Colombia in the little coffee hut that's near the hippo and lion enclosure. A...