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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.[1][2] It is the only stone zoo in the world.[3]

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
Coordinates
Created1977
FounderÁngel Íñigo Blanco (1935-2014)
DesignationCultural Patrimony of Cuba
WebsiteZoologicodepiedra.com

History


In 1977, the self-taught sculptor Ángel Íñigo Blanco (1935-2014) quit his coffee-picking job and started to chisel rocks in the natural park. His son Ángel Íñigo Pérez took on the project.[4][5][6]

The Stone Zoo was declared Cultural Patrimony of Cuba on June 26, 1985.[citation needed] The Stone Zoo is part of the Cuchillas del Toa biosphere reserve.[7]


References


  1. Hunt, Nigel. "Zoologico de Piedras". Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  2. "En fotos, Zoológico de piedra". Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  3. Stone zoo, the only one in the world is in Cuba, Cubaheadlines.com, 28 October 2010
  4. Ailyn Martín Pastrana, Stone Zoo: Somewhere between nature and art, Lahabana.com
  5. Guantanamo’s Stone Zoo: A One-of-a-Kind Experience, Havanatimes.org, 16 March 2016
  6. "Muere Ángel Iñigo Blanco, creador del Zoológico de Piedra de Guantánamo". Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  7. Museo Zoologico de Piedra, Cubanocuba.com, October 2015


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