The Stone Zoo

This article is about the sculpture garden in Cuba. For the zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts, see Stone Zoo.
The Stone Zoo
Zoologico de Piedra
LocationYateras, Cuba
Coordinates20°16′29″N 75°04′08″W / 20.274632°N 75.069017°W / 20.274632; -75.069017
Created1977
FounderÁngel Íñigo Blanco (1935-2014)
DesignationCultural Patrimony of Cuba
WebsiteZoologicodepiedra.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. It is the only one of its kind in the world. It opened to the public on 21 December 1977.

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