Valencia's Aquarium

Not to be confused with L'Oceanogràfic.

Valencia's Aquarium (officially Acuario de Valencia, Fundación Seijas) is a recreational park located in Valencia, Venezuela. It is the largest aquarium in Venezuela, and it also has a small zoo with species from Venezuela. It is operated by the J.V. Seijas Foundation.

Valencia's Aquarium
10°11′20″N 68°00′38″W / 10.18889°N 68.01056°W / 10.18889; -68.01056
Date opened	21 December 1975
Location	Valencia, Venezuela
No. of animals	~1300^[1]
No. of species	~115 at the aquarium ~115 at the zoo, terrarium and serpentarium^[1]
Website	www.aquariumdevalencia.com^[dead link]

One of the aquarium's Amazon river dolphins

This aquarium has the only trained captive Amazon river dolphins in the world. It also has many species of fish, snakes and other animals as well as plants endemic to Venezuela.

There is also a small park for children, with bumper cars, a carousel and other games.

Notes

1. . aquariumdevalencia.com. JV Seijas Foundation. Archived from the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2010.

External links

• Official website^{[dead link]} (Spanish)