Aquarium in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Acuario Michin Guadalajara is an aquarium in Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
History.
Acuario Michin Guadalajara was built in order to attract tourists to the area. Almost 300 million pesos (over 14 million US dollars) were invested in the aquarium, which is located near Parque Alcalde. Construction began in 2015, and it opened during March of 2017. Originally, there were plans for an aquarium to be built in nearby Puerto Vallarta, but there were concerns that it would not get enough visitors with the aquarium in Guadalajara being built. Eventually, plans for an aquarium in Puerto Vallarta were scrapped.
In 2018, the aquarium became the first in the country to successfully breed neotropical river otters.
Exhibits.
The aquarium is divided into five sections, each named after a pre-Hispanic Mexican civilization: Wixárika, Maya, Mixtec, Konkaak, and Olmeca.
There is a sixth section in the aquarium called Marine Challenges, which consists of various games and physical activities, including laser tag, rock-climbing, trampolines, an obstacle course, and an arcade.
Conservation.
Acuario Michin Guadalajara participates in several conservation programs, including breeding programs for axolotls and neotropical otters. They work closely with several environmental organizations, including Tapitas Bank, Pelagios Kakunjá, and local indigenous-lead groups. The aquarium has also served as a home for nonreleasable neotropical otters. 
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