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Many of these places are more than just dolphinariums; the list includes themeparks, marine mammal parks, zoos or aquariums that may also have more than one species of dolphin. The current status of parks marked with an asterisk (*) is unknown; these parks may have closed down, moved, changed names or no longer house any dolphins.
The theme park was founded in 1984, [3] and is under the management and marketing of the Mexican-owned Experiencias Xcaret Group. [4]The park is centered around the natural inlet and lagoon, which is promoted as one of the main attractions of the park that forms with the flow of the river through rocks mixing salty waters with fresh underground water currents.
Lou Jacobs, Wonders of an oceanarium: The story of marine life in captivity. Golden Gate Junior Books, 1965. Joanne F. Oppenheim, Oceanarium. Bantam Books, 1994. ISBN 0-553-09520-X; Reed M. Swim with Dolphins Guide: A Guide to Wild Dolphin Swims, Dolphin Swim Resorts and Dolphin Assisted Therapy 2012.
Large marine parks in the United States such as Sea World in Florida first started offering a small number of tourists the opportunity to enter their dolphin pools to touch and swim with dolphins in the 20th century. [5] As of 2006, there were approximately 18 facilities for swimming with dolphins in the United States alone. [5]
It is part of Xcaret Experiencias Group which also owns the Xplor Park, Xel-Ha Park, and Xenses Park; as well as the Xichen, Xenotes, Xavage and Xoximilco tours and activities. It is situated approximately 75 kilometres (47 mi) south of Cancún , and 6.5 kilometres (4 mi) south of the nearest large settlement Playa del Carmen along Highway 307 .
The Riviera Maya (Spanish pronunciation: [ri'βjeɾa 'maʝa]) is a tourism and resort district south of Cancun, Mexico. It straddles the coastal Federal Highway 307 , along the Caribbean coastline of the state of Quintana Roo , located in the eastern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula .
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