Naguanagua Botanical Garden
| Naguanagua Botanical Garden | |
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| Jardín Botánico de Naguanagua | |
 Samán tree (Samanea saman) | |
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| Type | Botanical garden |
| Location | Naguanagua,  Venezuela |
| Area | 15 hectares |
| Opened | April 2, 1991 |
| Operated by | Fundación Jardín Botánico Naguanagua |
| Website | jardinbotaniconaguanagua |
The Naguanagua Botanical Garden[1] (Spanish: Jardín Botánico de Naguanagua), also known as Bachiller José Saer D'Eguert Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden located south of the city of Naguanagua, Carabobo State[2] in the South American country of Venezuela. It has a free area of about 15 hectares, with more than 200 adult trees.
History[]
Its history begins when a group of people from the community, interested in improving the environmental quality, proposed the idea of creating a protected area to the municipal council that accedes and finally the 2 of April 1991 the mayoralty decides to create the Naguanagua Botanical Garden Foundation.[3] The land for the garden was donated by the Salesian Agronomic Society.
Plants[]
The vegetation existing in the area of the Botanical Garden consists of three plant formations or associations: Remnant of a semi-deciduous forest (trees lose their leaves during drought), aquatic vegetation associated with a seasonal wetland and a savanna of anthropic origin (created by man) with grasses and scattered trees.
Location[]
It is located in the North Guaparo behind the Olympic Village of Carabobo to the south of the Municipality Naguanagua in the Carabobo State.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jardín Botánico de Naguanagua
- ^ Pérez, Luis Núñez (2003-01-01). Guía del Estado Carabobo: corazón historico, industrial, geografico de Venezuela (in Spanish). L. Núñez Pérez.
- ^ León, Iván Hurtado (1997-01-01). Universidad y proceso histórico: aproximación a la Universidad de Carabobo desde la perspectiva del proceso histórico venezolano (1892-1958) (in Spanish). Universidad de Carabobo, Oficina del Cronista. ISBN 9789802331550.
- Botanical gardens in Venezuela
- Protected areas established in 1991
- Carabobo