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]
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]
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