Open by reservation.
To schedule your tour
or school group
contact us by WhatsApp
(+52) 755 134 1177
Open by reservation.
To schedule your tour
or school group
contact us by WhatsApp
(+52) 755 134 1177
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About El Refugio de PotosíOur VisionEstablished in 2008, El Refugio de Potosí is a private, not for profit, 7-hectare ecological park located in the coastal tropical dry forest in the region of Barra de Potosí, Playa Blanca, Guerrero, Mexico. The park is the expression of the desires of Pablo Mendizabal and Laurel Patrick to promote conservation and education of the local native species. Location
Located one mile from Barra de Potosí in Playa Blanca, and 15 miles from the tourist zones of Ixtapa & Zihuatanejo, off the Acapulco-Zihuatanejo Highway. We are situated equal distance between the cities of Zihuatanejo and Petatlán. A Thumbnail Sketch
El Refugio initially opened to the public in August 2009. Today we offer our visitors an array of garden paths, botanical displays, an iguana habitat, a walk-in macaw aviary, a natural history "Discovery Center", tours of Laguna Carrizo in our new trajinera, interactive learning hubs, a 60-foot sperm whale skeleton, hummingbird feeding stations, a wild life pond, native wild birds, and an 18-meter high observation tower. You may meet ambassador animals of the region receiving sanctuary here. |
Our Mission
Conservation of the flora and fauna of the coastal, tropical dry forest region near Zihuatanejo, José Azueta, Guerrero, Mexico.
Goals
Increase awareness and appreciation of the life cycle of the tropical dry forest and of native species in the region of Barra de Potosí, Guerrero, Mexico, through preservation, exhibition, reproduction, education and research.
"In the end, we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand and we will understand only what we are taught."
Baba Dioum
