Historical Marker

Latin American Ethnobotanical Garden

Athens · Athens-Clarke County

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A one-acre UGA garden opened in 1998, the only one of its kind in Georgia, cultivating some 150 plants vital to the peoples of Latin America for food, medicine, and culture.

About this site

Latin American Ethnobotanical Garden is a historical marker in Athens, Athens-Clarke County. It is one of 105 historical markers documented in Athens-Clarke County, among 141 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.9533, -83.3717 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is In Memory of Unknown Enslaved Individuals (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Petroglyphic Boulders, United States Navy Pre-Flight School, and Jackson Street Cemetery.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 33.9533, -83.3717 · Athens, Athens-Clarke County

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