It is administered by the Municipality of Ambato, which created the Quinta Atocha and formed the botanical garden Atocha-La Liria.

The first eucalyptus trees planted in Ecuador in 1849 when President Gabriel García Moreno came on a visit to meet Dr. Nicolas Martinez, are located in the garden, as is the Martínez-Holguín House Museum.

[1] The museum is made of adobe and exhibits the furnishings and artifacts belonging to the La Quinta Mera family.

Out of these 49 are reported to be native, 5 endemic, 46 introduced, 6 food plants, 4 herbal, 11 ornamental, 4 wood, 4 hallucinogenic for industrial purposes and 2 species to be interpreted.

The plan also included setting up of a center for environmental education, a nursery, palm alley[8] and a greenhouse to foster orchids.