| The Stone Zoo | |
| Native Name: | Zoologico de Piedra |
| Map: | Cuba |
| Map Width: | 280 |
| Location: | Yateras, Cuba |
| Founder: | Ángel Íñigo Blanco (1935-2014) |
| Created: | 1977 |
| Designation: | Cultural Patrimony of Cuba |
| Website: | Zoologicodepiedra.com |
The Stone Zoo (Zoologico de Piedra in Spanish) is a collection of more than 400 animal and people sculptures in rock in Alto de Boquerón, Yateras, Cuba.[1] [2] It is the only stone zoo in the world.[3]
In 1977, the self-taught sculptor Ángel Íñigo Blanco (1935-2014) quit his coffee-picking job and started to chisel rocks in the natural park. His son Ángel Íñigo Pérez took on the project.[4] [5] [6]
The Stone Zoo was declared Cultural Patrimony of Cuba on June 26, 1985. The Stone Zoo is part of the Cuchillas del Toa biosphere reserve.[7]