Málaga Park
Seafront garden reclaimed from the harbor, filled with exotic trees gathered from five continents.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Malaga Park in Malaga starts at the western gate, beside a lanky African tree whose long pods have fooled travelers for generations into thinking they are food. You'll hear how Kigelia africana, the sausage tree, ended up here, and what botanist Blanca Diez says makes this seafront garden's collection unlike any other in Andalusia. It also traces how this ground was reclaimed from the sea starting in 1897, as Malaga's booming port planted trees gathered from five continents along its new paths.
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