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Lankester Gardens
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| Hours | Daily 8:30am-4:30pm | ||
| Location | Paraíso de Cartago | ||
| Transportation | Take the Cartago bus from San José, and then the Paraíso bus from a stop 1 block south and 3/4 block west of the Catholic church ruins in Cartago (ride takes 30-40 min.) | ||
| Phone | 2552-3247 | ||
| Web site | www.jardinbotanicolankester.org | ||
| Prices | Admission $5 (£2.50) adults, $3.50 (£1.75) children 6-16 | ||
| Season | Closed all national holidays | ||
Frommer's Review
Costa Rica has more than 1,400 varieties of orchids, and almost 800 species are cultivated and on display at this botanical garden in Cartago province. Created in the 1940s by English naturalist Charles Lankester, the gardens are now administered by the University of Costa Rica. The primary goal is to preserve the local flora, with an emphasis on orchids and bromeliads. Paved trails meander from open, sunny gardens into shady forests. In each environment different species of orchids are in bloom. There's an information center and a gift shop, and the trails are well tended and well marked. Plan to spend between 1 and 3 hours here if you're interested in flowers and gardening; you could run through it more quickly if you're not. You can easily combine a visit here with a tour at Cartago and/or the Orosi Valley and Irazú Volcano.
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Frommer's Costa Rica 2010
Author: Eliot Greenspan |
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