It has more than 185 species and a wide variety of butterflies. It also has an aquarium, the only one in Colombia.
There is a 180 year old turtle! his name is "Carlitos".
You must visit the bats, owls... there is a walk called "Magic in the woods" where you will see or rather hear animals in the dark.
As you walk by the boulevard of river Cali, between the "Ortiz bridge" and "Avenida sexta" (Sixth Avenue) you will pass several places of interest like the Municipal Administrative Centre, Jorge Isaacs' monument (very important poet and writer born in Cali),the statue of Simón Bolivar (Colombia's fighter for its independance from Spain).
As you pass carrera tercera, you must stop at the "Empanadas el Obelisco" and try them. It's a must if you want to taste the moist delicious empanadas!
Here you can appreciate a very important sample of ceramics that belong to diverse pre-Columbian cultures such as Calima, Nariño, Quimbaya, San Agustín, Tierradentro, Tolima and Tumaco. It was declared a national monument in 1979. Talks and conferences are also offered in specific times and days so do check out beforehand.
This museum is surrounded by lots of green areas. The exhibitions are about different historic periods as well as creations of great inventors which to me was of a lot of interest.There is also an exhibiton room with pieces of art of artists from around the world as well as from different periods.
It's an enormous "garden"! 59 hectars which include sports fields, gyms in the open air, fast food restaurants, and a fishing lake. There is also a swimming pool and a castle.
You must go by car. There are parking lots there.
