Margarita island and Venezuela, travel, information

Certainly, Caracas is not one of the most turistic capitals of the wolrd; however, it is the capital a country with tons of turistics beauties.  It is worth to give a look to this big and green city.  If you have the opportunity to go to Caracas, you should visit the botanical garden (Jardín Botánico) which is located in the premises of the UCV (Universidad Central de venezuela).  The botanical school is located there. This garden was founded by Dr Tobias Lasser in 1994 and it was open to the public in 1958. You will find 70 hectares (172,970 acres) of land, 10 of them are flat lands and the other 60 hills. More than 4000 palms from to 215 species can be found there.  The park is open everyday from 8:30 until 16:00.

For more information, visit the webpage http://www.fibv.org.ve

e- mail gerenciajardinbotanico@gmail.com

phone: 0058 212 6053996

Tags: , Botanical, Caracas, Garden, Venezuela

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