San Juan Botanical Garden
| San Juan Botanical Garden | |
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The rare red sealing wax palm from Malaysia can be found in the Botanical Garden's Aquatic Garden. | |
| Type | Botanical Garden |
| Location | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 18°23′23″N 66°03′19″W / 18.3898°N 66.0554°W |
| Area | 300 acres (120 ha) |
| Created | 12 September 1969 |
The San Juan Botanical Garden, officially known as the Botanical Garden of the University of Puerto Rico, is located in the Caribbean city of San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico. This lush 300-acre (1.2 km2) “urban garden” of native and exotic flora serves as a laboratory for the study, conservation and enrichment of plants, trees, flowers, grasses and many other plants. Seventy-five acres are landscaped and open to the general public as well as researchers.
The entrance is located off the south side of the intersection of Highway 1 and Road 847 in Río Piedras. The “Bosque Urbano del Nuevo Milenio” (Nuevo Milenio State Forest), a project for the conservation and growth of the urban forest, is on the eastern side of the Botanical Garden.