Oaxaca, Mexico: Ethno-Botanist Alejandro Avila, at the Jardin Ethno-Botanico in Oaxaca, Oaxaca, was instrumental in making this beautiful if controvesial garden in the center of the city. It was designed by artists Francisco Toledo and Luis Zarate, and has plants from the state that are indigenous. Many are medicinal, edible, or useful and significant culturally. (Photo: Ann Summa).
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