Loro Parque Curiosity · Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife - Valle de La Orotava, Santa Cruz de Tenerife A zoo opened on 17 December 1972 as a parrot sanctuary, with 150 birds at the outset; today it covers 135,000 m² and holds the largest parrot collection in the world, with around 4,000 specimens of some 350 species and subspecies. 17 de diciembre de 1972 Photo: Berthold Werner (CC BY-SA 3.0) What to see and do in Puerto de la Cruz