ZOOMAT — Attraction in Chiapas

This was the coolest suit I've ever been in my life. The only way I could describe it is it feels like you're walking through Jurassic Park.

It's nice because there's only one path in all the exhibits are along it. The path winds its way up the mountain through the forest so you are completely shaded the entire time. There are monkeys, birds, deer, and other animals that are freely walking around the zoo.

I highly recommend taking your time walking through the zoo. You should stop about every 10 to 15 minutes and sit and listen. The wildlife that is uncaged will come out and surround you and you will have some pretty great experiences.

At the top of the mountain are the jaguars and the very top is the black jaguar. The Black Jaguar likes to show off and will often come to the window and sit and look at people. It's a great way to get a beautiful view of this...

Really great! Felt almost more like a park or a safari than a zoo sometimes for the monkeys and other wild animals in it. Gorgeous jungle to walk through that even without animals. Informative info panels everywhere and a small museum in the centre. Several of the enclosures and sections were closed - although I did go on a Wednesday so maybe that's part of the reason along with some construction I saw. A map of the area would also have been nice to guage time. As for animal conditions, some enclosures were very large and seemed appropriate to animal needs. Others made me a bit sad. But definitely far from the worst of zoos I've seen and worth a visit. Criminally underrated as a stop off - if you're going to do one thing in Tuxtla...

I liked this zoo a lot, but there are a few things to note about this place. The only option for entrance is a tour that has 12 participants. When we got there, there were some other people waiting, when there were 11 people they let us start and just collectively payed for the 12th person (we payed 35 pesos each for admission). The tour was great I'm sure if you speak fluent Spanish, but otherwise I didn't understand much. There aren't that many different animals to see, but a cool part of the zoo is that it's animals all native to the state of chiapas and they were pretty awesome. There were even some animals not in enclosures! It was a decent amount of walking, some uphill and the guided tour took...