A few weeks ago, my Dear Husband decided it was time to visit the local zoo. The kids were so excited. Jacob helped pack his
DS and David made sure he had his "
Lala" with him. The
Yaya (yes, we have a
yaya here, one I was never able to afford living in Chicago) prepared their
sippies and snacks. The drive should only be about 45 minutes from Antigua but considering the traffic and time to get lost (there's not much signs around to direct motorists and no "
retorno's" if you ever miss a turn) we prepared ourselves. Knowing that with all the coming excitement the kids will be too preoccupied to eat, we stopped by "Burger
Kief" (as David calls it) and stuffed the kids with "
Krabby Patty" (as
Jacob calls hamburger), chicken tenders and fries. As expected, we missed a few turns, got lost a little bit, asked a few pedestrians some directions but in the end we found it and it was worth the trip.
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Zoologico Nacional La Aurora is home to over 100 species of animals native to Guatemala and Central America including rainforest animals such as spider monkeys, parrots, macaws, jaguars, crocodiles and coatimundi. They have a herpetarium with a good selection of exotic snakes. The jaguar enclosure was comparable to that of Lincolnwood Zoo in Chicago. Jacob and David had a blast calling out Simba, Timone and Pumba.
After seeing all the animals, Jacob and David enjoyed a train ride around the zoo. What a blast!
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