Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca
Jardín Etnobotánico de Oaxaca stands in Oaxaca City across just over two hectares of former Santo Domingo monastery grounds. Dominican friars occupied the site around 1608. Military drills, vehicles, and sports fields filled the area for more than a century. Civil society proposed the garden in 1993, and it opened publicly in 1999 after land preparation. Local artists shaped its layout with grecas, pre-Hispanic zigzags echoed by paths and water channels.
Hundreds of plant species native to Oaxaca fill the grounds, including cacti, agaves, and other vegetation. Ecological and cultural groupings show how Oaxacan communities have used plants over time. Water mirrors, sculptures, and reused monastery elements connect the living collection with the site’s past. Rainwater from the old monastery roof feeds manual irrigation through a cistern holding over one million liters. A library, herbarium, talks, conferences, and workshops extend that relationship between people and plants.
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