Lankester Botanical Garden
The Lankester Botanical Gardens are a set of gardens outside of Cartago, Costa Rica. The garden is open to the public, but is operated by the University of Costa Rica as a research center and is a major center for orchid research in both Central America and the Caribbean.- Type: Garden
- Description: botanical garden in Costa Rica
- Also known as: “Lankester botanical garden”
- Address: Dulce Nombre
Places of Interest
Highlights include Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich and Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, Cartago.
Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich
Stadium
Photo: Cartago CR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich is a multi-use stadium in Cartago, Costa Rica named after Costa Rican footballer Fello Meza. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of C.S. Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich is situated 4 km northwest of Lankester Botanical Garden.
Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, Cartago
Church
The Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles is a Roman Catholic basilica in Costa Rica, located in the city of Cartago and dedicated to the Virgen de los Pardos, officially known as Virgen de los Ángeles. Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, Cartago is situated 3½ km northwest of Lankester Botanical Garden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paraíso and Cartago.
Paraíso
Town
Paraíso is a district of the Paraíso canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. Paraíso is situated 2½ km east of Lankester Botanical Garden.
Cartago
Cartago is a city in Costa Rica's Central Valley. It used to be the national capital before that honor went to San José and is one of the few places in the country where more than a handful colonial era buildings have survived to the present day.
El Tejar de El Guarco
Town
El Tejar is a district and the head city of the El Guarco canton, in the Cartago province of Costa Rica. El Tejar de El Guarco is situated 5 km west of Lankester Botanical Garden.
Lankester Botanical Garden
- Categories: botanical garden and recreation area
- Location: Paraíso, Cartago Province, Costa Rica, Central America, North America
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Latitude
9.83938° or 9° 50′ 22″ northLongitude
-83.8901° or 83° 53′ 24″ westElevation
1,370 metres (4,495 feet)Open location code
66XRR4Q5+QXOpenStreetMap ID
way 172564898OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=garden
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In Other Languages
From French to Ukrainian—“Lankester Botanical Garden” goes by many names.
- French: “Jardin botanique Lankester”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lankester botaniske hage”
- Norwegian: “Lankester botaniske hage”
- Russian: “Ботанический сад Ланкастер”
- Spanish: “Jardin Botanico Lankester”
- Spanish: “Jardin Botánico Lankester”
- Spanish: “Jardín Botanico Lankester”
- Spanish: “Jardín Botánico Lankester”
- Ukrainian: “Ботанічний сад Ланкестер”
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