Vanilla: More than a Fragrance, a 1,500-Year Legacy

Vanilla: more than a fragrance, a 1,500-year legacy Vanilla: more than a fragrance, a 1,500-year legacy By Antonio Gómez April 30, 2026 Intertwined with trees in a “loving vegetal embrace,” vanilla begins at the forest floor and climbs toward the highest canopy. This orchid—the only one in the world that produces an edible fruit—is not […]

New Technical Manager at the Vallarta Botanical Garden

New Technical Manager at the Vallarta Botanical Garden New Technical Manager at the Vallarta Botanical Garden   By Antonio de Jesús Gómez Pérez November 9, 2025 Hello, I’m Antonio Gómez, the new Technical Manager at the Vallarta Botanical Garden. I studied Biology at the Faculty of Higher Studies Iztacala of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), where I focused on the […]