Jardin Bosque de Chapultapec, Mexico City, Mexico

This is a beautiful and quite peaceful garden that is near to museums in Mexico City. We like to take some time to read outdoors when we are traveling, and this was a perfect spot to do that. It is generally believed that the Chapultepec Botanical Garden originated during the reign of Nezahualcoyotl. The Chapultepec complex was known as a natural reserve for the rulers of Tenochtitlan and the Triple Alliance. It is almost certain that some plants were cultivated here for medicinal and food purposes. This modern version was inaugurated in 2006 covering 5.3 ha reserved within the park. A magnificent landscape, today it houses a valuable collection of native and introduced plants. Since 2016, the garden has been rehabilitated and cared for by the organization Plantando con Causa A.C.. They have brought in world-class landscapers, botanists, horticulturists and biologists to meticulously restore some 22 unique environments within the garden. In 2017, the garden boasted more than 300 varieties of plants, distributed as follows: Pollination plants Edible plants Succulents Wetland plants 14 species of wild dahlias Agaves Cactaceae Orchids And an arbor There are also other plants. It is a critical part of Chapultepec’s landscape, and much like the day we were there, it is not usually crowded.