It is the largest aquarium in Lima because it houses more than 2,000 freshwater and saltwater marine species.
Knowing the animal life that houses the seabed has never been so easy in Peru. However, a theme park located in the districts of San Miguel and Comas promise to take you to the depths of the sea, showing you impressive marine species without the need to get wet.
This is the Nautilus aquarium, which entered Peru in 2007 and was initially located in the district of Comas with 150 species from around the world.
This place created by biologists has a technology that allows to take care of the temperature of the waters to which each of the marine and freshwater species are accustomed. Currently, this headquarters has more than 600 species and, in addition, they have inaugurated a new headquarters in San Miguel, a site that has already been attracting hundreds of users due to the large number of marine animals it keeps.
The new Nautilus headquarters in San Miguel has become the largest aquarium in Lima, as it is home to more than 2,000 marine species and three theme parks set around reptiles and birds. The place also has some other things that will make visitors a pleasant stay. Among the other options that users will find are the aquaboys show, herpetarium (place of snakes), aviary, earthquake house, mechanical games, among others.
It has two locations. The largest is in San Miguel, exactly on José de la Riva Agüero avenue, block 8 s/n, next to gate 10 of Parque de las Leyendas.
Office hours are Monday to Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and you can attend directly until before 5:00 p.m.
The Comas location is in the ex-fundo Chacra Cerro, lot 178, at block 99 of Avenida Universitaria.
There are two different prices for admission and an additional one for those who use the parking lot.
The tour begins with an introductory video and a talk about the animals that inhabit the place. Then, it is the turn of the Amazon area. Surprise a huge paiche, as well as electric eels (they produce discharges of up to 850 volts!) and carnivorous species: black and red piranhas, and Leopoldi rays. There are also scalars, albino oscars, pencil fish, and cichlids.
On the other hand, a 2 m deep aquarium is home to saltwater fish. Kneel down for an up-close look at the colorful blue tang, emperor, foxface, and Moorish idol from Australia, Hawaii, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
The clown fish, popular thanks to the movie "Finding Nemo", has its own fish tank along with varieties of anemones (invertebrates). Another attractive area is the world of coral reefs. There are soft and rocky types in an environment of 20 m long. Important detail: they look like plants, but they are animals. In the same way, the black tip sharks brought from the Philippines are amazing. They measure up to 2 meters!
It has an environment of approximately 20 meters long and the marine species that live in its huge fish tanks are brought from various parts of the world.
The largest cylindrical aquarium in the world is the AquaDom, located in Berlin with 11 meters in diameter and 25 meters high. It has been recognized by the Guinness Book for its dimension. Inside it houses 2,600 fish.
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