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The Acuario Inbursa is an aquarium in the Nuevo Polanco area of Miguel Hidalgo district, Mexico City.

Acuario Inbursa

Acuario Inbursa entrance
Date opened	2014 (2014)
Location	Mexico City
Coordinates	19.4401°N 99.2049°W / 19.4401; -99.2049
Floor space	3500 square meters
No. of animals	3000
No. of species	230
Total volume of tanks	1.6 million liters
Owner	Carlos Slim
Management	Ventura Entertainment
Website	www.acuarioinbursa.com.mx

It is the largest in Mexico with 3500 square meters of exhibition space and 1.6 million liters of ocean water. The project of billionaire Carlos Slim, it cost 250 million Mexican pesos, or 19 million US dollars, to build. It opened in June 2014 with 3000 animals of 230 different species, with plans by the end of the year to have 10,000 animals of over 300 species.

The building has 5 stories of which 4 are underground.[1] Some Mexican press articles claim the aquarium as the largest in Latin America,[2] however the Dominican Republic's National Aquarium is much larger at 34,500m².

References

External links

• Media related to Acuario Inbursa at Wikimedia Commons

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