Jardín Botánico Chagual, Botanical garden in Santiago, Chile.
Jardín Botánico Chagual is a garden with different types of terrain including flat areas, slopes, gorges, and small hills located in central Santiago. The space contains large collections of plants adapted to Mediterranean climate conditions.
The garden was founded in 2002, making it a relatively recent addition to the city. In 2004 it received official recognition from the Chilean government as a bicentennial project.
The garden displays plants native to Chile's Mediterranean zone and serves as a place where visitors can discover the diversity of local plant life. This collection also helps schools and research institutions learn more about regional botany.
The garden has well-designed paths that pass through different elevation zones and are accessible for people of all mobility levels. Visitors should know that the varying terrain and vegetation zones require different amounts of time to explore depending on which areas you want to visit.
The garden focuses on preserving plants from Chile's Mediterranean zone, a region with special botanical importance. In this zone, many plant species grow naturally that are found nowhere else in the world.
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