Baguio Botanical Garden

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Baguio Botanical Garden
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An overview of the gardens
Baguio Botanical Garden
TypeUrban
Location Benguet, Cordillera, Philippines
Nearest city Baguio
Coordinates 16°24′52.42381″N120°36′47.49145″E / 16.4145621694°N 120.6131920694°E / 16.4145621694; 120.6131920694
Owned by Land Management Bureau [1]
Visitors100,000 monthly [2] (in 2022)
Open6AM-6PM
StatusOpen
Collections Dahlia , cactuses, and succulents

The Baguio Botanical Garden is a botanical garden in Baguio, Philippines, located on Leonard Wood Road between Wright Park and Teacher's Camp. [2]

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Names

The garden goes by a few different names, [1] including:

History

The garden, which was previously a zoo, [1] was renamed to the Imelda Park by Ferdinand Marcos for his wife in 1970. [3]

The park closed for ten months in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] During that time, it underwent a renovation which made the park more aesthetic and added ramps. [4]

Features

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The sign at the entrance

The park has art galleries provided by the Baguio Arts Guild, and sculptures displaying the culture of the Igorot people. A statue by Ben Hur Villanueva commemorating the people who built Baguio can also be found.

The park also contains a friendship garden featuring the countries United States, China, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and Thailand, which contain elements of the country's culture, such as temples and statues. It also contains a sunflower farm and gardens spotlighting Dahlia , cactuses, marguerites, orchids, and succulents. [4]

One of the garden's main attractions is a 150 m (490 ft) long tunnel which was dug out by Japanese Imperial Army soldiers during World War II for use as storage, treatment, and a bunker. [2] [5]

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