Parque Cementerio Zipaquirá

What Parque Cementerio Zipaquirá does

Parque Cementerio Zipaquirá is a Colombian funeral services and cemetery operator founded in 1971 by members of Club Rotario in Zipaquirá, Cundinamarca. The company operates a 6-hectare integrated funeral complex comprising three operational sites (Complejo Fundadores, Complejo Crematorio, Complejo Funerario 50 Años) plus an on-site chapel, and maintains own physical presence in six municipalities across the Sabana Centro region (Zipaquirá, Cajicá, Cogua, Ubaté, Tausa, Sutatausa) with allied coverage in seven additional towns. Its service portfolio spans cremation (via a 2006-installed crematory oven), burial plots, vaults, ossuaries, cinerary niches, 24-hour vigil rooms, and memorial masses, supplemented by an in-house grief support unit (Unidad de Duelo Previvir) and a silk keepsake product derived from cremated ashes.

The company's business model combines one-time payments for on-demand funeral services (cremation, burial, vaults, ossuaries) with recurring revenue from prepaid funeral plans sold through a strategic alliance with Previvir Exequial. The Previvir plans are structured in five tiers (Básico, Plata, Único, Plus, Ilumina), offering escalating coverage of vault rental, cremation, beneficiary inclusion, pet cremation, and post-exequial services on an annual subscription cadence. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via phone, WhatsApp, walk-ins at complexes, and inside sales facilitators, with no public pricing disclosed and quote-based commercial terms.

The firm is privately held with no institutional investors, parent company, or public listing identified. It employs 18 staff and generates revenue primarily from the Sabana Centro region's mortality and memorial-services demand, operating as a regional incumbent in a category where 50+ years of brand recognition, on-site cremation infrastructure, and multi-municipality reach constitute the principal competitive assets.

Name

Parque Cementerio Zipaquirá

Legal name

Sociedad Parque Cementerio Zipaquirá

Website

https://parquecementeriozipaquira.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Parque Cementerio Zipaquirá is a Colombian funeral services and cemetery operator founded in 1971, serving families across 13 municipalities in the Sabana Centro region through cremation, burial, vigil rooms, and prepaid Previvir funeral plans.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Funeral & Cemetery Services

NAICS

Cemeteries and Crematories (81222), Funeral Homes and Funeral Services (812210)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Family Aftercare) (HSABAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bereavement, Grief & Family Support Services (Hospice-Linked) (HLAFAEAO)

Keywords

• Funeral services
• Cemetery services
• Cremation services
• Prepaid funeral plans
• Burial plots vaults

Headquarters

HQ city

Zipaquirá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Funeral services (on-demand): One-time services including viewing rooms, cremation, burial plots, vaults, osuaries, urns, and memorial masses for families at the time of need.
2. Pre-need funeral plans (Previvir): Subscription-based prepaid funeral plans offering family coverage with benefits including viewing rooms, burial/cremation assistance, and exhumation services. Sold through Previvir Exequial partnership.
3. Burial plots and vault rentals: Sale and rental of cemetery lots, vaults, and osuaries for final disposition of remains.
4. Memorial services: Eucharist and memorial mass services held at the on-site chapel, including arrangements for floral offerings and commemorative ceremonies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Parque Cementerio Zipaquirá is an integrated funeral services complex that provides cremation, burial plots, vaults, ossuaries, cinerary niches, luxury vigil rooms, and on-site memorial masses to families across the Sabana Centro region of Cundinamarca, Colombia. It complements these end-of-life services with prepaid funeral plans distributed through its strategic ally Previvir Exequial and an in-house grief-support unit that delivers free psychological and spiritual accompaniment to bereaved families.

Product overview

Parque Cementerio Zipaquirá operates as a comprehensive funeral services provider offering a unified portfolio of cemetery, cremation, and memorial services. The core offerings include burial plots (Lotes), vaults (Bóvedas), ossuaries (Osarios), and cinerary niches (Cenizarios), alongside professional cremation services through its Complejo Crematorio facility. The company provides luxury vigil rooms (Salas de Velación) open 24 hours and operates multiple funeral complexes across the Sabana Centro region. Pre-planned funeral packages (ILUMINA, PLUS, BÁSICO, ÚNICO, PLATA) are offered through strategic partner Previvir Exequial, covering various levels of coverage from couple plans to extended family packages. Additional services include a dedicated grief support unit (Unidad de Duelo Previvir), mass and funeral honors at the on-site chapel, and service facilitators for coordinating all arrangements. The company serves municipalities including Zipaquirá, Cajicá, Cogua, Ubaté, Tausa, and Sutatausa with own presence, and extends coverage through allied networks to Chía, Tabio, Tenjo, Pacho, and surrounding areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Previvir Exequial: Pre-need funeral planning plans offered in partnership with Parque Cementerio Zipaquirá, providing coverage for funeral services and final destination options including lots, vaults, and cremation.

Products and services

• Cremation Service (Cremación) Professional cremation performed at the on-site Complejo Crematorio, including the proprietary transformation of ashes into silk keepsakes. Serves families in Sabana Centro choosing cremation as final disposition.
• Burial Plots (Lotes) Funeral plots in perpetuity located in natural garden settings within the Parque Cementerio Zipaquirá grounds, providing eternal refuge surrounded by nature.
• Vaults (Bóvedas) Eternal rest vaults and ossuaries (type convenio, 4-year rental) designed for preserving the legacy of loved ones, available across the various funeral complexes.
• Ossuaries (Osarios) Spaces for bone repository and eternal rest paying tribute to well-lived lives, included in the cemetery's original service portfolio since 1971.
• Cinerary Niches (Cenizarios) Respectful numbered niches designed to preserve cremated ashes dignifiedly, with commemorative areas, gardens, and reflection spaces for families.
• Luxury Vigil Rooms (Salas de Velación) 24-hour vigil rooms across the Fundadores, 50 Años, and Santo Cristo complexes offering elegant, comfortable farewell spaces equipped with cafeteria, Wi-Fi, phone, floral offerings, and tribute signage.
• Complejo Funerario Fundadores Main headquarters funeral complex at Av. Industrial #1-500, Zipaquirá, with administrative offices, vigil rooms open 24/7, and garden areas; anchoring the company's 1971 origin.
• Complejo Crematorio Dedicated cremation facility housing the modern cremation furnace installed in 2006, covering burial needs with on-site ash processing.
• Complejo Funerario 50 Años Additional funeral complex at Calle 4 #28-75, Zipaquirá, expanding vigil room and cemetery service capacity in the Sabana Centro region.
• Complejo Funerario Santo Cristo Affiliated funeral complex at Cementerio Santo Cristo, Ubaté, providing own-presence vigil room services in the Ubaté area of Sabana Centro.
• Sala Preferencial San Carlos Preferred viewing room located at Parroquia San Carlos, part of the affiliated vigil room network.
• Grief Support Unit (Unidad de Duelo Previvir) Free psychological and spiritual grief support service offering emotional accompaniment and counseling to families during the mourning process, led by a clinical psychologist.
• Plan ILUMINA Premium pre-paid funeral plan covering titular plus 9 beneficiaries, including vault rental for 4 years or cremation at PCZ, inhumation aid, choir, special floral arrangement, municipal coffer, post-exequial service, and additional premium benefits.
• Plan PLUS Enhanced pre-paid funeral plan covering titular plus 9 beneficiaries with pet inclusion, vault or lot rental for 4 years or cremation at PCZ, inhuming aid, pet cremation with ash delivery, and post-exequial services.
• Plan BÁSICO Basic pre-paid funeral plan covering a basic family group with vault rental for 4 years or cremation at PCZ and cinerary assistance.
• Plan ÚNICO Entry-level plan for couples covering final disposition outside PCZ and cinerary assistance.
• Plan PLATA Mid-tier pre-paid funeral plan covering titular plus 9 beneficiaries with vault rental for 4 years or cremation at PCZ.
• Memorial Mass and Funeral Honors (Eucarísticas y Honras) Weekly and on-demand mass and memorial services held at the on-site chapel, with scheduled Saturday masses at 12:00 PM and Sunday masses at 10:00 AM for families and friends.

Quantifiable outcome

• 24/7 service availability at viewing rooms
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Previvir ExequialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrevivir Exequial is the primary strategic ally of Parque Cementerio Zipaquirá, offering prepaid funeral plans that include services at PCZ facilities. Previvir operates the Unidad de Duelo (Grief Support Unit) and manages plan enrollment through their website (previvirexequial.com). The partnership covers multiple service tiers including Básico, Plata, Único, Plus, and Ilumina plans.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Grupo Gayosso: Mexican funeral services and pre-need plan provider operating across Mexico. Highly comparable business model combining funeral homes, cemeteries, cremation, and prepaid plans, but serves a different geography than PCZ.

Broad incumbents

• Dignity plc: UK-based funeral services operator with national network of funeral homes and crematoria. Overlapping offering of funeral arrangements, cremation, and pre-paid funeral plans, but operating as a publicly-listed incumbent at much greater scale.
• Service Corporation International (SCI): Largest funeral services and cemetery operator in North America with brands including Dignity Memorial and Funeraria del Angel. Provides funeral, cremation, and cemetery services as part of a much broader portfolio spanning multiple countries.
• StoneMor Partners: US-based cemetery and funeral home operator with a portfolio of parks and funeral homes. Comparable core offering of cemetery products, cremation services, and pre-need merchandise financing at much larger scale.
• Park Lawn Corporation: Canadian funeral, cemetery, and cremation operator with locations across North America. Provides similar death care products (burial, cremation, memorial services) and pre-need financing as part of a multi-region portfolio.
• Carriage Services: US-based provider of funeral and cemetery services with a portfolio of private funeral homes and cemeteries. Overlapping death care service offerings including cremation and pre-need planning at substantially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Cementerio Jardines del Recuerdo: Large Bogotá-area cemetery and memorial park offering burial plots, cremation, vaults, and memorial services. Closely comparable to PCZ in product mix (cemetery + cremation + memorial chapel) but at much larger scale.
• Parque Memorial: Latin American cemetery and memorial park operator offering burial plots, cremation, and memorial services. Closely comparable product mix to PCZ with similar integrated death care offering for families.
• Jardines de Paz: Major Colombian cemetery and funeral services chain with multiple parks and cremation facilities across the country. Most directly comparable Colombian death care operator, serving similar families with similar burial, cremation, and memorial services.
• Los Olivos: Colombian funeral services and cemetery operator with multi-location presence. Comparable in offering traditional funeral services, cremation, and burial plots to families across Colombian regions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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