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Loro Park - Parrots Park, but it will be a mistake to think that parrots here are all limited to . In this amusement park in the suburbs of Puerto de la Cruz on the territory of 13 with more than a hectare you can see a huge variety of animals and plants . Everything started with the feathery, but over the years the park has turned into one of the main attractions of the Canary Islands . Every year more than 40 million people visit it . Loro Park owners belongs and the second most remarkable amusement park on the island - Siam Park, and both parks can be visited on the dual ticket for two days .

park was opened in 1972, and then here on a hectare of land lived a total of 150 parrots. Over the past decades, their numbers have increased to 4,000 individuals of 350 different species and subspecies. The park parrots collection is the largest in the world and it makes Loro Park the most important center for the study and conservation of these birds.

Every day the park hosts a variety of shows with animals: 5 times a day with sea lions, 4 times with dolphins , Loro show with parrots 6 times a day and 3 times - Orka-show.

The Park also owns other records. This is the largest pool in Europe for a dolphin show, the world's largest exposure of penguins indoors, the longest shark tunnel in Europe. Moreover, the park was only the second place in Europe where orcas live and reproduce. They appeared here in 2006, and specially for their arrival, the park's trainers were sent to prepare for the water parks of Texas and Florida

Loro Park was the start of the film "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" with Martin Freeman
Loro Park

In Loro Park, visitors can see sea lions and otters, chimpanzees, gorillas and marmotsets, rare white tigers and jaguars, pelicans and flamingos, alligators, and piranhas and a variety of sharks . In the wild birds zone, you can admire the birds without birds , almost in natural conditions . Plus to that in the park there is a big orange with orchids, some of which are really rare . Every day there are a lot of animal shows in the park: five times a day - with sea lions, 4 times with dolphins, Loro show with parrots 6 times a day and 3 times - Orka-show . On the territory there is a children's playground "Kinderlandia", a station where nestlings grow, a zoo of cubs, which can also be seen, a large parrot museum, a market and many restaurants .

Dolphins and killer whales - the main park attraction. Nevertheless, we can not swim with them, alas. Despite the fact that killer whales seem so nice, they seriously injured in 2007, and killed one of the trainers in 2009.

The newest attraction of the park is a large aquarium with jellyfish that opened in 2014. In the darkness of the jellyfish is beautiful are illuminated, and this is definitely worth looking at.

Practical information

Address: Avenida Loro Parque s / n.

Loro Park is located in the north of the island and it is easy to find by following the signs. Get here from the popular southern resorts of the island, for example, from Las Americas, you can in an hour and a half.

Working time: 8:30 - 18:45 (entrance closes at 16:00).

Entrance: entrance ticket for adults (from 12 years old) - 33 EUR, for children - 22 EUR. Ticket for 2 days to visit Siam Park and Loro Park (no transfer fee): adult - EUR 58, children - EUR 22 (December 2014).