Arenal Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens located on the shore of Lake Arenal

Lake Arenal

Lake Arenal is an artificial lake in Costa Rica, located in the northern highlands of the country. It was enlarged to its present size as a part of a 1979 hydroelectric project by the Costa Rican government to provide electricity to the country.- Geography :...

 in north-west Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

. They are located on the east side of the lake approximately 2 kilometers north of the village of Unión, Guanacaste. Opened in 1991, the garden displays hundreds of tropical plant species and colorful flower varieties. There is also a notable butterfly garden and hummingbird

Hummingbird

Hummingbirds are birds that comprise the family Trochilidae. They are among the smallest of birds, most species measuring in the 7.5–13 cm range. Indeed, the smallest extant bird species is a hummingbird, the 5-cm Bee Hummingbird. They can hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings...

sanctuary.

In recent years, the gardens have fallen into disrepair, and they are now in poor condition.