Lakes and bridges
An old garden.
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The Ecoparque is a conservation and environmental-education park in Palermo that replaced the old Buenos Aires Zoo, closed on 23 June 2016, with many of its animals moved to sanctuaries. It covers 16.7 hectares with three lakes, nine bridges and 42 historic buildings in varied styles, declared a National Historic Monument in 1997. Among its most curious buildings is the Giraffe Pavilion, with Islamic architectural influences, alongside nineteenth-century houses and pavilions around the lakes. Today visitors see native animals in larger enclosures, including capybaras, tapirs, guanacos and maras, and birds such as rheas, flamingos and condors. In April 2025 the old zoo's last elephant was moved to an elephant sanctuary in Brazil. It opens Tuesday to Sunday 11:00-18:00 and closes in rain, with entry booked online for a set slot. Entry is free for city residents and charged for visitors from elsewhere.
An old garden.
42 of them.
Capybaras and maras.
Avenida Sarmiento 2601, Palermo
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