
BGCI: The global network Our work Our supporters and partners Join in Resource centre Education centre Climate change information centre PlantSearch GardenSearch Sign up to our newsletter:	BGCI > Garden Jardin Botanico `Dr. Alfredo Barrera Marin` Mexico - Quintana Roo - Chetumal Institution Code: CIQR International Agenda Registrant: Yes Current BGCI member: Yes Entrada del Jardín Botánico About the Jardin Botanico `Dr. Alfredo Barrera Marin` This garden was established in 1982 and is one of the largest Botanical Gardens in Mexico. It’s the last patch of conserved forest between Cancun and Playa del Carmen, with collections of cactaceae, bromeliaceae, orquideaceae, ferns, fruits, ornamentals, palms and medicinal plants representative for Yucatan Peninsula. A trail of about 4 km leads through representative natural forest formations and along a traditional Maya house and "chicle" camp with a Mayan Arqueological Site. One of the main objectives is to conserve and propagate in threat species of plants from the region, education, and maintain the Mayan Culture and knowledge about how they use natural resources. Main Address: Jardin Botanico `Dr. Alfredo Barrera Marin` El Colegio de la Frontera Sur Av. Centenario Km 5.5, AP 424 Chetumal Quintana Roo 77000 Mexico Telephone Number: 52 988 2069233 Fax Number: 52 983 8350450 Web Site: www.ecosur.mx/jardin.htm Institution Email Address: jardinbotanico@ecosur.mx Show all data Staff Details Director: M.C. Cecilia Elizondo Curator: Gerald Islebe Plant Records Officer: Total Staff: Number of Horticultural Staff: 5 Number of Educational Staff: 3 Number of Research Staff: 4 Number of Administration Staff: 2 About this Garden Institution Type: Other Status Educational Establishment: Yes Date Founded: 1982 Physical Data Natural Vegetation Area (inside BG): Yes Size of Area: 60 hectares Landscaped Area: Yes Total Area (in Hectares): 65 hectares Latitude: 18.5035 Longitude: -88.2965 Altitude: 5.00 metres Local Information Garden Name: Jardín Botánico de ECOSUR "Dr. Alfredo Barrera Marín". Ya'ax'che, Santuario de la Selva Maya Address: Km 320 Carr. Federal Chetumal - Cancun (30 km South of Cancun, and 30 Km North Playa del Carmen) CP 77580 City: Puerto Morelos State: Quintana Roo Features and Facilities Computer Plant Record System: Yes Open to the Public: Yes Retail Outlet (shop): Yes Retail Outlet (plant sales): Yes Disabled Access: Yes Number of Visitors: 4000 Number of Volunteers: 3 Plant Collections Special Collections:Orchidaceae, Araceae, Bromeliaceae, Cactaceae, medicinal plants, fruits plants, Ferns, and Ornamentals. Conservation Programmes Conservation Programme: Yes Medicinal Plant Programme: Yes Ex Situ Conservation Programme: Yes Reintroduction Programme: Yes Research Programmes Plant Breeding: Yes Conservation - Biology: Yes Data Management Systems and Information Technology: Yes Ecology: Yes Ecosystem Conservation: Yes Education: Yes Ethnobotany: Yes Exploration: Yes Floristics: Yes Restoration Ecology: Yes Sustainability: Yes Land Restoration: Yes Education Programmes Education Signs in Garden: Yes Public Lectures/Talks: Yes Guided Tours: Yes Special Exhibitions: Yes Courses for School Children: Yes Courses for University/College Students: Yes Courses for General Public: Yes Education Programme: Yes