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Zoo de Martinique (Habitation Anse Latouche)
14° 43.9′ N · 61° 10.5′ W
A zoo and botanical garden set among the ruins of Habitation Anse Latouche, a sugar estate founded in the 1640s and wrecked by the 1902 eruption, with jaguars, pumas, Caribbean flamingos and parrots among the stone walls and natural pools.
Practical
Wikipedia: one of the oldest plantations on Martinique, turned into a botanical garden and zoo in 2014; about 150 animals of 40 species on 3 hectares. Classed as a Jardin Remarquable (Martinique tourism). Allow 1 to 2 hours. It is on the coast road just north of Anse Turin; walk or dinghy ashore at Anse Latouche from the Anse Turin anchorage. Position from OSM.
Best for
A family shore outing between Le Carbet and Saint-Pierre
Nearby
- 1643 (Anse Latouche)0.1 NM away
- DIAJ - Diving Is A Journey (Anse Latouche)0.2 NM away
- Anse Turin Anchorage0.3 NM away
- Manman Dlo Underwater Sculpture (St-Pierre)0.3 NM away
- Anse Turin and Centre Paul Gauguin (Le Carbet)0.4 NM away
- L'Alsace à Kay (St-Pierre)0.5 NM away
- La Vague (St-Pierre)0.5 NM away
- North-West Swell on the West Coast Anchorages0.5 NM away