Iguanario Archundia

Updated April 16, 2024

Iguanario Archundia en Manzanillo – Conoce Manzanilllo

## Iguanario Archundia (Manzanillo): A Free Iguana Sanctuary You Can Visit—With One Big Caveat

If you’re mapping out a nature stop in Manzanillo, Colima, Iguanario Archundia is an easy add: it’s a long-running sanctuary managed by the Archundia family, with free entry and an explicit expectation that visitors support the place via donations.

What matters most for planning: where it is, when it’s open, and what kind of visit it actually is—because this is not a polished zoo experience, and the details you’ll find online can drift over time.

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## Quick facts you can plan around

### Location
– Name: Iguanario Archundia
– Address: C. 21 de Marzo #521, Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico (some listings also mention “Centro” / “Valle Dorado” alongside this same street + number)
– Coordinates: 19.0474551, -104.3182478 (from your place data)

### Hours (flag as time-sensitive)
– Hours listed by Visit Manzanillo: Monday–Saturday, 11:00–16:00
– Some third-party listings echo 11:00–16:00, but treat that as unconfirmed duplication, not independent verification. Singapore

### Cost
– Entry is described as free, with donations welcomed/encouraged.

### Contact (flag as time-sensitive)
– Email shown in official tourism listings: [email protected]
– Phones listed publicly: (multiple numbers appear in the tourism listing; verify before relying on them)

Outdated-data note: Opening hours, phone numbers, and even neighborhood labels are the most likely fields to change. The safest move is to confirm via the email listed above before you build a same-day plan around it.

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## What the Iguanario is (and what it isn’t)

Tourism descriptions frame Iguanario Archundia as a sanctuary a few minutes from central Manzanillo, run for 40+ years by the Archundia family, and centered on reptiles.

It’s also not limited to iguanas: the same official tourism write-up says you may also see raccoons, parrots, wild boar, and other species on-site.

What you should not expect (because no reliable source here confirms it): polished interpretation signage, timed entry, formal keeper talks, or a “zoo-style” layout. Those may exist in some form, but I can’t state that as fact from the sources available.

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## How the visit typically works

From visitor-facing descriptions, two operational realities stand out:

1. There’s no conventional ticketing model. The attraction is repeatedly described as free admission with donations welcomed to support upkeep.
2. It functions like a small, family-run wildlife spot, not a major institution. That’s implied by both its management description (family-run) and the donation model.

If you’re trying to decide whether it’s worth carving out time: this is the kind of stop that works best when you treat it as a short, focused visit (and pair it with other Manzanillo stops nearby), rather than making it the single centerpiece of your day.

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## Animal welfare and respectful visiting

Because this is a live-animal attraction, the most responsible approach is to visit in a way that reduces stress on animals and supports care:

– Donations matter here because the site is explicitly positioned as free-entry with donation support.
– If you’re traveling with kids, the highest-impact “rule” is behavioral: keep voices low, don’t chase animals, don’t tap enclosures (if present), and don’t assume feeding is permitted unless staff explicitly says so (no provided source confirms feeding rules either way).

That last point is intentionally conservative: without a published visitor code-of-conduct in the sources above, it’s smarter to avoid implying permission.

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## Best-fit itineraries: who this place is for

Iguanario Archundia tends to fit best for travelers who want one of these:

– Wildlife photography practice (especially if you’re building a Mexico coastal set beyond beaches)
– Kid-friendly nature exposure without a long drive
– A low-cost activity option, since entry is described as free

If you prefer curated, museum-grade interpretation or structured programs, you’ll likely get more certainty from formal cultural institutions in Colima.

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## Two contextual RealJourneyTravels internal links you can use

If you want to keep readers on-site and build a “Colima region” cluster around this stop, these two pages are relevant and already live:

– Museum of Cultures of the West María Ahumada de Gómez (Colima) – a strong cultural counterbalance to a wildlife stop. Journey Travels
– Tecomán Municipality – useful for readers thinking beyond Manzanillo and planning a broader Colima loop. Journey Travels

(If you want two links that stay strictly within “Manzanillo city” content, I’d need existing RealJourneyTravels Manzanillo pages to cite—none surfaced in the searches I ran.)

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## Practical checklist before you go (facts + verification)

– Confirm hours (11:00–16:00, Mon–Sat) via the listed contact email before you commit.
– Bring cash for donations, since the attraction is explicitly described as free entry with donations encouraged.
– Use the address exactly as listed: C. 21 de Marzo #521, Manzanillo.

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