Atocha-La Liria Botanical Garden, Botanical garden in Ambato, Ecuador.

Atocha-La Liria Botanical Garden covers 14 hectares in the Atocha sector of Ambato, on Rodrigo Pachano Avenue near the Circunvalación. It joins the Quinta La Liria, acquired in 1849, with the Quinta Atocha, once the property of poet Juan León Mera. The grounds follow the Río Ambato, a ravine and dry-shrub vegetation, and hold the first eucalyptus trees planted in Ecuador.

Founded in 1849 by Dr. Nicolas Martinez Vasconez, the garden received its first eucalyptus trees shortly after during a visit by President Gabriel García Moreno. This early introduction made the site significant in Ecuador's botanical history.

The garden holds two historic house museums. The Martínez-Holguín house, built in 1865, was home to Dr. Nicolás Martínez Vásconez and Adelaida Holguín, whose children included novelist Luis A. Martínez, author of A la Costa, and scientist Augusto Nicolás Martínez. The Quinta Atocha was the home of Juan León Mera, who wrote the lyrics of Ecuador's national anthem and lived there with his wife Rosario Iturralde and their 13 children.

The garden lies on Avenida Rodrigo Pachano, off Avenida de la Circunvalación, in the Atocha sector of western Ambato, near the historic houses of Juan León Mera and Martínez-Holguín. It is open Wednesday to Sunday from 9:00 to 16:00, so plan a daytime visit on those days.

The garden's first eucalyptus trees, brought from Australia, were planted in the 19th century during Gabriel García Moreno's government and are counted among the first in Ecuador. The grounds also hold the Quinta La Liria, acquired in 1849 by Dr. Nicolás Martínez Vásconez, and the Quinta Atocha of poet Juan León Mera.