The Lankester Botanical Garden is a research center of the University of costa Rica, created in 1973 due to the international efforts of scientists and …See more
This is a wonderful garden founded in the 1920s by an Englishman who fell in love with plants and Costa Rica.It is lovingly maintained by the University of Costa Rica and features a spectacular coll… Full review by BellDavid
Mar 21, 2021
Beautiful garden, and I have never seen so many orchids. They had hundreds of them and all blooming. This is a 26-acre park, and you can see all of it in a leisurely stride in about an hour or so. W… Full review by James M
Nov 16, 2020
This is a small garden on the outskirts of Cartago. The history of the gardens is, somewhat, interesting and the University of Costa Rica clearly do some valuable research. Despite that, this is a sm… Full review by JamesFFC
How long would you recommend spending at the gardens?
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I think a couple of hours would be sufficient unless you want to study a specific kind of landscape cactus or Japanese or tropical, etc. If you wish to study the orchid greenhouse in …
I think a couple of hours would be sufficient unless you want to study a specific kind of landscape cactus or Japanese or tropical, etc. If you wish to study the orchid greenhouse in detail maybe a little longer.