Mérida Botanical Garden

Bromeliads and Spanish moss

The Mérida Botanical Garden is located in the northern part of the city of Mérida in Venezuela .

It lies between the Albarregas and Mucujún rivers and was founded in 1991 by the Universidad de los Andes . It serves to preserve the flora and fauna and to research them. It was opened to visitors on December 8, 2002.

The botanical garden has an area of ​​44 hectares that was made available by the university for its development. It was divided into zones according to the type of plants that can be found there, most of the area is occupied by a forest of autochthonous pines. The most important collection of the botanical garden are the bromeliads , which are present in more than 100 species and 600 subspecies. It is the largest collection of bromeliads in South America.

Web links

Commons : Mérida Botanical Garden  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official site of the Mérida Botanical Garden (Spanish)
• Maps, pictures and information about the Mérida Botanical Garden (Spanish)

Coordinates: 8 ° 37 '32.7 "  N , 71 ° 8' 36"  W.