Jardín Botánico Lankester (University of Costa Rica)
Parks & Wildlife · San José & Central Valley · Orchid and epiphyte collections
University of Costa Rica botanical garden founded in 1973, famous for its orchid and epiphyte collections, plus a Japanese garden, bromeliads, heliconias and palms along shaded paths. On the way to Orosi and Irazú.
- Hours
- Google listing: daily 8:30-16:30
- Ratings
- 4.7 on Google (5,964) · 4.3 on Tripadvisor (424)
Contact & directions
- Website: http://www.jbl.ucr.ac.cr/
- Phone: +506 2511 7939
- Location: 9.83945, -83.8902 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- Jardín Botánico LankesterPark · about $15A University of Costa Rica botanical garden near Cartago with one of the world's best orchid collections, bamboo groves, a Japanese garden and forest trails.
- Monumento al Boyero CartagoLandmarkA monument in Cartago, Costa Rica.
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los ÁngelesLandmark · FreeCosta Rica's most important shrine, home of La Negrita — a tiny dark stone statue of the Virgin.
- Mirador de OrosiViewpoint · FreeA free, ICT-run park 3 km south of Paraíso, right where the road drops into the Orosi valley.
- Ruinas de Santiago Apóstol (Cartago)Landmark · FreeThe roofless stone walls of a parish church that earthquakes kept knocking down until it was left unfinished in 1910 — now a garden courtyard in the heart of Cartago.
- Catedral Nuestra Señora del CarmenLandmarkA church in Cartago, Costa Rica.
Sources: http://www.jbl.ucr.ac.cr/