The Botanical Garden is a 60 hectare (148 acre) 
Natural Park of Tropical Dry Forest where there 
are conserved more than 200 species of tropical 
trees native to the Yucatan Peninsula. We also 
have a restaurant, public information, tourist 
guide visit, and specialty sections. 
Camp of Chicle 
Ethnographic Model 
Two of our specialties sections that demonstrate 
traditional life and utilization of the native plant 
resources are the ”Camp of Chicle" Gum 
Workers and "Ethnographic Model". 
We also have a "Nursery" section where we 
conduct investigations, p^rincipally involving the 
propagation of species of the region. 
Another very important section is the "Epiphyte^ 
which mainly consist of Orchids, Bromeliades 
and Cacti. 
Inside the Botanical Garden, you will also find 
traces of Mayan archeological ruins, named" The 
Geographic location 
It is located in the north part of the state of 
Quintana Roo, in the Tourist Corridor Cancun- 
Tulum, at 33 km of Cancun city, only 1 km south 
of the Puerto Morelos crossroad. 
