A Living Museum, but there’s more to us than meets the eye!

A Living Museum, but there’s more to us than meets the eye! Our 2025 Annual Report is your way into the fascinating stories, facts, and figures behind the Vallarta Botanical Gardens. By Christopher Jacobs Julio 3, 2026 Twenty years ago, the land where the Vallarta Botanical Gardens now stand was a patchwork of cow pastures […]

Mexican Orchid of the Month: Bletia macristhmochila

Mexican Orchid of the Month: Bletia macristhmochila By Biól. Adolfo Servin June 5, 2026 The orchid of the month for June is one of the most beautiful and ephemeral species in our flora: Bletia macristhmochila. It is a geophytic plant, meaning a species capable of storing energy reserves underground in tubers or pseudobulbs during unfavorable […]

Mexican Bird of the Month: Cypseloides niger

Mexican Bird of the Month: Cypseloides niger By Biól. Adolfo Servin June 3, 2026 The bird of the month for June is a species as remarkable as it is elegant: the Black Swift (Cypseloides niger). This medium-sized bird is characterized by its almost entirely black or dark brown plumage. In flight, it can be easily […]