Valencia Aquarium (officially Acuario de Valencia, Fundación Seijas) is a recreational park located in

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

. It is the largest

aquarium An aquarium (: aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed. fishkeeping, Fishkeepers use aquaria to keep fish, invertebrates, amphibians, aquati ...

in Venezuela, and it also has a small zoo with species from Venezuela. It is operated by the J.V. Seijas Foundation. Acuario de Valencia

This aquarium has the only trained captive

Amazon river dolphin The Amazon river dolphin (''Inia geoffrensis''), also known as the boto, bufeo or pink river dolphin, is a species of toothed whale Endemism, endemic to South America and is classified in the family Iniidae. Three subspecies are currently recogni ...

s in the world. It also has many species of fish, snakes and other animals as well as plants endemic to Venezuela. There is also a small park for children, with bumper cars, a

carousel A carousel or carrousel (mainly North American English), merry-go-round (International English), or galloper (British English) is a type of amusement ride consisting of a rotating circular platform with seats for riders. The seats are tradit ...

and other games.

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*{{dead, date=June 2020 (Spanish) Aquaria in Venezuela Buildings and structures in Valencia, Venezuela Tourist attractions in Carabobo