Thursday, October 4, 2012

A Trip to the Zoo

The path through the zoo
Well this week we decided to field trip it to the zoo. And a very interesting trip it was. First we took bus 13 from our place to what we thought was the hospital Del Rio. It wasn't, so we walked about 2 km up the highway to the zoo, where we found out our bus did go. The trick was we had to change buses to another 13 and finish the ride. Either way we now know what bus to take. Upon arrival at the entrance to the zoo we found out you had to walk up another 600 meters, and by up I mean UP. See the zoo is located on top of the hill.

Loose Monkeys
Baby Tiger
Entrance to the zoo was reasonable $4 for adults and $3 for kids. But as mentioned the zoo is on top of the hill so the whole time you walk up. We had a chance to see many animals including lions, a baby tiger,several types of monkeys, and birds. There was one type of monkey that was wondering around lose, it took a piece of bread from Heidi. And you had to walk through the peacock cage to get to the other side of the zoo which was kinda neat.




The Lion Cage

A View from the Top
Our trip was well worth the $14 spent even if the lunch cost us another $14. If in Cuenca take the 2 hour tour of the zoo but be ready. Have sunscreen, hat and hiking shoes. It's a good chance to get in shape.

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