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Jun 2015

I got help from a volunteer who showed me through and advised me on what to do for my orchid. He was helpful. Many orchids to see.

“Beautiful flowers”

Oct 2014

Out of the way, on a campus of the University, kind of hard to find. But home to some of the most beautiful flowers I've ever seen. Spent about 45 minutes there, walking through the greenhouse. A worker/volunteer pointed out some of the more interesting blooms. With the walk there, it was a great way to spend a couple of hours.

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Peggy F

Cuenca, Ecuador124 contributions

sick orchid

Jun 2015 • Solo

I got help from a volunteer who showed me through and advised me on what to do for my orchid. He was helpful. Many orchids to see.

Written May 5, 2016

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dscarlett45

Green Valley, AZ31 contributions

Beautiful flowers

Oct 2014 • Friends

Out of the way, on a campus of the University, kind of hard to find. But home to some of the most beautiful flowers I've ever seen. Spent about 45 minutes there, walking through the greenhouse. A worker/volunteer pointed out some of the more interesting blooms. With the walk there, it was a great way to spend a couple of hours.

Written March 27, 2015

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YukonSylvie

Whitehorse, Canada18 contributions

Orchids galore

Mar 2015 • Friends

The Orquideario at the University of Cuenca is hard to find, it's in a few buildings past the archery range. We took bus number 3 from downtown Cuenca, off at Hotel Oro Verde. Walk towards the river, cross the bridge, big construction zone at the moment. Very inexpensive and well worth the visit, $1 per person with a spanish speaking guide. Even if it was in the low season for orchids (best months are May and November) we still saw about 50 different flowers. Took tons of pictures.
No reservations required.

Written March 3, 2015

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Marion M

Ancaster, Canada25 contributions

If it was open...

Feb 2015 • Friends

We went for a long walk to the Orquideario, aiming to arrive at 2.30, well within opening times. However, there was no one there and everything was locked up tight. We found a student in a nearby building who tried to find someone to let us in but no luck. Very disappointing.

Written March 5, 2015

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