Updated for September 2026
The Best Zoos in Argentina
How this list is ordered: by how complete our listing is — how much we hold on opening hours, ticket prices, accreditation, photographs, animals and facilities. It is a measure of our own coverage, not a judgement of the venue. We hold no visitor scores or conservation assessments, so “best” here means every zoo in Argentina that qualifies for the list, fullest entry first.
Listed alphabetically
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Fundación Temaikèn
Zoo in Belén de Escobar
It is owned by a non-profit foundation started by Pérez Companc and is run as a biopark, merging the aims of a botanical garden, a zoo, an aquarium and a museum of natural history and anthropology.
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Zoológico de Sáenz Peña
Zoo in Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña
The perimeter encloses 25 hectares given over to family recreation, and the site houses a recovery centre for native animals taken from traffickers and circuses or affected by accidents and natural disasters. It is described as the Argentine site most visited by scientists interested in breeding and recovering vanishing species. Drawing on expertise in Chaco flora and fauna, it runs planned releases into damaged habitats, reserves and national parks.
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Córdoba Zoo
Zoo in Córdoba
Opened on 25 December 1915, it was the subject of a city council vote on 18 September 2020 to turn it into a biodiversity park. A 2021 provincial environment resolution, number 103, designated it a wildlife rescue centre, taking in animals recovered from illegal trafficking and the pet trade. It reopened in 2023 under a policy against putting animals on show.
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Mendoza Zoological Park
Zoo in Mendoza
The zoo lies on the north-west slope of the Cerro de la Gloria within Parque General San Martín. It covers 48 hectares and holds about 1,100 animals.
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This is not a ranking. The 5 venues above are listed alphabetically by name, the same order used throughout this site. We do not collect visitor reviews, star ratings, ticket-sales figures or a conservation-impact score, so none of those exist here to rank by — “best” in this page’s title means every venue that qualifies for this list, not first-to-last by quality. If we ever add a data source robust enough to support an honest ranking, this note and the order above will change together.