Jardines de México

Mexico begins spring with the opening of the world's largest garden. Or so they say, at least, their promoters. With an area of 51 hectares (three of them corresponding to greenhouses). They opened this theme park of flowers and plants in Jojutla (Morelos), near Cuernavaca, the city of eternal spring.

With 51 hectares, Jardines de México, in Jojutla, Morelos, is positioned as posibly world's largest garden. The inauguration took place on  21, 22 and 23 March with a concert of tenor Fernando de la Mora.

This project is divided into eight themed gardens: Japanese, Italian, Cacti, The Labyrinth of Senses, Four Springs-where flowers typical of each will be exhibited season-Tropical, fans with flowers and pampered kindergarten, in which be taught environmental education workshops, among other activities.

The resort also features a Convention and Exhibition Centre, restaurants, greenhouses and "spectare", an entertainment center with capacity for 4000. In addition it is planned to build a hotel.

The project also includes the first Latin American school of gardening for professionals.

Jardines de Mexico

Jardin Etnobotanico - Acapatzingo

The village of Acapatzingo, now part of Cuernavaca, attracts hundreds of visitors, since it is the site of a country house known as Casa de la India Bonita, bought by Maximilian of Habsburg to visit the mysterious Indian Bonita, the beautiful Indian woman who so entranced him that the emperor frequently absented himself from his royal duties to spend time in her company in this idyllic setting. The 'Casa de El Olindo' is now the Jardín Etnobotánico de Morelos, housing a small Museum of Traditional Medicine and Herbs which provides original displays of the biological diversity of Mexico, the relation between man and plants and the medicinal uses of many of the latter. The thoughtfully designed garden paths enable visitors to have a close up view of eight hundred plants of various genera and forms that comprise the largest collection of medicinal plants in Mexico.

The Jardín Botánico and the Museo de Medicina Tradicional y Herbolaria are open every day of the year from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

La casa as well as the Museum


The garden grounds


The garden grounds


The garden grounds


Herb displays in the Museum


Herb displays in the Museum