Lankester Botanical Garden

The Lankester Botanical Gardens are a set of gardens outside of . 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 and the Caribbean.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Garden
  • Description: botanical garden in Costa Rica
  • Also known as: “Jardin Botanico Lankester”, “Jardin Botánico Lankester”, “Jardín Botanico Lankester”, and “Lankester botanical garden”
  • Address: Dulce Nombre

Places of Interest

Highlights: Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, Cartago and Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich.

Church
Photo: Bgag, CC0.
The Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles… is situated 3½ km northwest of Lankester Botanical Garden.

Stadium
Photo: Cartago CR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Estadio Jose Rafael "Fello" Meza Ivankovich… is situated 4 km northwest of Lankester Botanical Garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paraíso and Cartago.

Town
is a district of the canton, in the province of . is situated 2½ km east of Lankester Botanical Garden.

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is a city in 's .

Town
El Tejar is a district and the head city of the… is situated 5 km west of Lankester Botanical Garden.

Lankester Botanical Garden

Latitude
9.83938° or 9° 50′ 22″ north
Longitude
-83.8901° or 83° 53′ 24″ west
Elevation
1,370 metres (4,495 feet)
Open location code
66XRR4Q5+QX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 172564898
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­garden
Geo­Names ID
11175668
Wiki­data ID
Q3369639
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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: “Jardín Botánico Lankester”
  • Ukrainian: “Ботанічний сад Ланкестер”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Cóncavas and Ayala.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cactus y Suculentas and Zingiberales.

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