José Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden

The Botanical Garden of José Celestino Mutis is one of the attractions of Bogotá. The garden was opened in 1781 during the reign of King Carlos III. The garden was designed by architect Villanueva and botanist Gomez Ortega.

The garden is considered the largest in the city. The garden occupies 8 hectares of land. Currently, the garden has about 850 species of national vegetation, about 3000 trees and shrubs of different breeds.

The botanical garden is called the “patriarch of botanists” – Jose Celestino Mutis, thanks to whom the word “mutation” appeared. At the garden, a scientific library is opened, where sketches of plants and records of Mutis are stored.

On the territory of the garden, a waterfall was built and a rich greenhouse is located.