Zoologico de barranquilla, Zoo in Localidad Norte - Centro Histórico, Barranquilla, Colombia.

The Zoológico de Barranquilla is a 16,000 m² zoo in the La Concepción neighbourhood, operated by the Fundación Botánica y Zoológica de Barranquilla. It holds over 700 animals of about 130 native and exotic species, including a male African elephant, a spectacled bear, a white tiger, and free-roaming iguanas, squirrels and peacocks.

The zoo began in the 1930s on land donated by Tomás Suri Salcedo and was officially opened as Roberto Puyana Zoo in 1953. This founding created an important cultural space in the city that has evolved over many decades.

The zoo is named after Roberto Puyana, president of the Sociedad de Mejoras Públicas, whose domestic pigeons were the first animals kept in the 1930s park-vivero. Iguanas, squirrels and peacocks roam freely among visitors, and a section of domestic animals such as goats, cows, rabbits, turkeys and ducks can be touched and fed.

The zoo covers 16,000 m² in the La Concepción neighbourhood, with paths that wind past enclosures for more than 700 animals. Iguanas, squirrels and peacocks roam freely, so watch for them on the walkways. The grounds are flat and compact, making them easy to cover on foot.

Between 1968 and 1975 the zoo held its largest collection of exotic animals, traded with zoos in Zurich, Lisbon, Barcelona and Miami for native species. Many other animals arrived after being rescued from illegal trafficking and could not be rehabilitated for release. Iguanas, squirrels and peacocks roam freely through the grounds.