"HIDDEN PLACES 👉🏼 versión en español @nataliacabarga  In the south of #ciudademexico is a greenhouse with a tropical rainforest that was built inside a volcanic well. This happened in 1959, when the National University of Mexico, UNAM, was recently inaugurated.  Scientists and students were part of this project. They collected varied species, all under the idea of the botanist Faustino Miranda, for whom this place takes his name. He, finding a volcanic well formed in this area, thought that this would be the best place to create a greenhouse with a rainforest. And so it was because even today, turning 60, you can visit and leave anyone amazed by the thickness of its green foliage, the winding roads built on volcanic rock that take you to small caves. Walk and find ponds of lilies, palms 🌴 everywhere, see the volcanic rocks dressed in varied ferns, such as the arborescent tree that grows in a spiral, orchids hanging at the entrance, and species such as ceiba (sacred tree for the Mayan culture), the guava tree, the vanilla, the coffee tree, the chocho (tree covered with thorns), the carnation with its flowers in the form of hairs (in Mesoamerica it was called xilochóchitl, or 🌽 cornflower, for its resemblance to the hairs of corn), the elephant leg 🐘, among many others, that get lost in the green that closes in the eyes of those who look up. I recommend you visit it and enjoy its humidity, species and the feeling of being in a rainforest away from the City.  This space is another headquarters of the Botanical Garden of the UNAM, located at the other end of C.U. ""FAUSTINO MIRANDA GREENHOUSE"" LOCATION: UNAM School Circuit, Between the Tower of Engineers and IIMAS SCHEDULES: Monday to Friday, 9:00-15:00 * Opens during school period. 🎫 Free admission Tel .: 5622-9047 / 9063 * Guided tours with reservation 🚌 Pumabús routes 6, 8, 9, and 12  #recorridosconhistoria @recorridosconhistoria  #visitmexico #cdmx #quehacerencdmx  #timeoutmexico #mexicotravel #culturamexico #mexicocity #actividadesculturales #tequieromexico #cdmxcultura #conocemexico #disfrutamexico #viajapormexico #travelmexico #ciudaddemexico #mexicocity #CDMX #dondeir #visitmexico"
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