Garden
Jardín Botanico Dr. Alfredo Barrera Marín
Jungle and mangrove botanical garden with native plants, forest trails and a hanging bridge.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Jardín Botánico Dr. Alfredo Barrera Marín, on the coast near Playa del Carmen, is about the man behind the name: a Mérida-born biologist whose day job was mosquitoes and fleas. It brings in his father, a Maya-speaking scholar from the town of Maxcanú, and a question the two of them asked about how the Maya named the plants of Yucatán. Best heard on the trails, among the labelled trees.
This audio guide was created using AI.