The Orchid Botanical Garden of Soroa, a Natural and Incomparable Cuban Treasure

By A Engguh

4/1/15

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For centuries, orchids have fascinated the world and are regarded by many as the most beautiful flowers seen in contrast with the simplicity and its colors.We can approach the greatest biodiversity and landscape of western Cuba. In this area there are 130 species of orchids in Cuba. You can protect seen in nature, or shade houses from excessive sunlight and air. These include the Orchid Chocolate and Black Orchid.
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In addition, the garden has 6000 species of other ornamental plants, trees and flowers that represent the national flora from different countries. The garden links Ecotourism Environmental Education for travelers on vacation in Cuba and locals.

The variety of birds and the richness of the landscape make this garden a constant place for tourists enthusiasts who love photography to visit. Most wild orchids in the area are found on the track called Bosco al Mare. This is to show the areas of high biodiversity in the Guanahacabibes peninsula about 100 km in length and width oscillating 6-24 km away.

The creation of the garden dates from 1943, when Tomas Felipe Camacho, a wealthy lawyer involved from the Canary Islands and a member of the Cuban Orchid Society with the American Orchid Society Orchid and the Eastern Conference, has decided to build a beautiful garden in honor of his daughter.

Camacho was known for its extensive collection of orchids, consisting of about 18 000 copies, including Dendrobiums almost all known, both species and hybrids. For the garden, Camacho chose a fertile hills of 35, 000 square meters enriched at the foot of the Cordillera de Guaniguanico and with a large collection of plants from Asia and the rest of America.

The abundance of water and moisture from the soft mountains soon he was able to collect more than 25 000 copies of orchids from more than 750 species from distant parts of the world.
And 'now a productive scientific center at the University of Pinar del Rio and is intended for the preservation and enjoyment of the environment and the conservation of orchids Cubans.

Be made at this Orchid Garden refined analysis of the sample in order to accelerate the further spread by "in vitro" tissue culture and its reintroduction in nature. New varieties are also achieved by the transition, and all these activities are to form the new forest.

Orchids growing in the woods, where dense vegetation blocking the light or on the banks of rivers. For centuries, has been attributed to the aphrodisiac exotic plant that affect male sexuality.

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