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The Orinoco Botanical Garden is a reservoir of flora of fauna from Bolívar City. It was officially inaugurated on May 21, 1995 thanks to the efforts of the Guayana Shield botanist Dr. Leandro Aristeguieta. The garden maintains native and exotic plants that are divided into different sections such as the palm grove, arboretum, succulent garden, bromeliad garden, orchid garden, and aquatic garden
Infrastructure
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Raúl and Menca de Leoni Path. Always open to the public, this 5-hectare area provides a transition between the garden and the surrounding urban area. It is a wonderful pedestrian path. |
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| Multi-Use Rooms. Located adjacent to the Raúl and Menca de Leoni Path are the restaurant, police post, conference room, and visiting scientist quarters, and ample, shaded walkways. |
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Horticulture Center
The Horticulture Center is the nerve area of the botanical garden. It is located in a 2-hectare fenced area and is not open to the public. It includes two areas.
| Administration and Services. The waiting and display rooms are located here, along with the offices of the director, administration, horticulture, botany, specimen preparation room, security, library, and housecleaning. |
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Greenhouse. Propagation and transplant area. Shade House (covered with shadecloth to filter the sun). Seed storage and prepration.Tool storage area. Fertilizer storage area. |
Specialty Gardens
| Bromeliad Garden. The bromeliad collection occupies a 250 sq. meter area and is full of color and beauty. There are 64 species of bromeliads in cultivation. |
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Orchid Garden. The orchid garden is approximately 60 sq. meters. Fifty species of orchids are found here, predominantly those native to the Venezuelan Guayana. |
| Fern Garden. The 100 sq. meter fern garden includes many shade-loving plants. | Other specialized garden areas are the following: Phylogenetic Square, Succulent and Xerophytic Garden, Economic Botany Garden, Palm Garden, Alexander Humboldt Garden, Aquatic Garden, Arboretum, and the Morichal San Isidro Reserve. |
Outdoors
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