Auto Safari Chapin Explained

Zoo Name:	Auto Safari Chapín
Location:	Escuintla, Guatemala
Date Opened:	1980

Auto Safari Chapín is an animal park near Escuintla, Guatemala. The park features several areas including:

• Drive-through animal preserve with areas for lions, giraffes, hippopotamus and other species
• Walk-through zoo (near the entrance to the recreation area)
• Recreation area with a restaurant, lagoon boat rides and a swimming pool

It is open Tuesday through Sunday, from 9:30 am to 5 pm. The restaurant is open from 10:30 am to 5 pm. There is a snack bar midway through the drive-through with drinks and a small selection of snacks. The park was founded in 1980 as a natural reserve area and is the largest animal parks/zoos in Guatemala. It lies on the 87.5 km at the CA-2 highway, between Escuintla and Taxisco.^[1]

Notes and References

1. https://www.autosafarichapin.com/historia Auto Safari Chapín's Story