Jardin Botanico de Bogota

The Botanical Garden of Bogotá, officially named the José Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden in honor of the astronomer and botanist José Celestino Mutis, is a center for research, conservation and dissemination of the diversity of plant species in Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. Founded in 1955 by the priest Enrique Pérez Arbeláez.

In May 2022, the national government, through the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, granted recognition as a Research Center to the José Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden, after validating that the entity complies with all the current technical and regulatory criteria, in terms of infrastructure, resources and conditions that contribute to the development of knowledge and scientific research.

Through Resolution 469 of May 17, 2022, the Vice Ministry of Knowledge, Innovation and Productivity of the Science and Technology Portfolio, ordered that the Botanical Garden of Bogotá complies with the evaluation criteria established in the Technical Guide for the recognition of centers and research institutes, which makes it the first Botanical Garden to hold the status of Research Center in the country.

The Botanical Garden functions as a research center on ecosystems in urban and rural areas, in order to learn about their interactions, development and the effects they have, to investigate and create strategies to improve urban and regional vegetation cover. It is a public entity with functions in the arborization of the city, which seeks to guarantee vegetation cover in Bogotá.

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Address: Cl. 63 #68-95, Bogotá, Colombia
Phone: +57 601 4377060

Opening hours: Mon to Fri - 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Sat to Sun - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Website: https://jbb.gov.co/