Parque ecológico Kurt Beer, Nature reserve in Piura, Peru
Parque ecológico Kurt Beer is a nature reserve in Piura featuring wetlands, forests, and walking trails throughout its grounds. The park supports numerous native plant species and diverse bird populations that visitors can observe while exploring the different areas.
The sources document the park as a 75-hectare green space within the city of Piura that contains a zoo; they give no founding date, no founding purpose and no explanation of the name Kurt Beer. The nearby Santa Julia wetland, home to around 90 bird species, is described as close by rather than part of the park.
The park's name is not explained in the available sources, which record only that it is a 75-hectare ecological park in Piura with a zoo inside. Visitors today see the zoo animals, among them spectacled bears, red-headed parrots, peacocks and capybaras, alongside a carob tree forest.
The park covers 75 hectares on the outskirts of Piura, with the zoo inside its grounds and the Santa Julia wetland, home to about 90 bird species, close by. Plan for walking between the animal enclosures, the ornamental plant beds and the algarrobo forest, and bring sun protection for the open stretches.
The park covers 75 hectares and includes a zoo with spectacled bears, red-headed parrots, peacocks, wildcats, spider monkeys and capybaras, alongside a carob tree forest. Nearby lies the Santa Julia wetland, home to around 90 bird species.
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