Bogotá Botanical Garden

Among other curiosities, the park includes a sun clock, a palmetum, an orchid collection, and a wide variety of Amazon flowers.

Finally, on August 6, 1955, the administrative council of Bogotá loaned Arbeláez 43.34 acres of land, and the garden was established.

Colombia's national plant and flower; the wax tree and the orchid respectively can also be found throughout the garden.

[10] In January 2013, The garden hosted SonEra Solar the first solar-powered music festival in Latin America.

Famous Latin American artists headlined the concert such as: Aterciopelados, Sidestepper and Wapapura Solar Sound among others.

[13] The garden has five special collections dedicated to the conservation of Andean plants in danger of extinction, these include the botanical families of Araceae, Bromeliaceae, Cactaceae, Lamiaceae y Orchidaceae.