APROVACA Orchid Center
APROVACA Orquídeas
A community-run orchid conservation garden with hundreds of native Panamanian orchids, including the national flower, the Holy Ghost orchid.
APROVACA is an orchid conservation association formed by El Valle de Antón residents, working to save native orchids threatened by deforestation and illegal collection. This small greenhouse garden holds several hundred Panamanian orchid species, including the national flower, the Holy Ghost orchid (Peristeria elata), and guides explain the conservation and artificial propagation work. Admission is about US$5, and it is open roughly 09:00–16:00. It is small, making it a good stop for flower lovers after the market, about 1 km from the town center.
Opening hours
About 09:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- El Valle Market
- El Níspero Zoo & El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center
- Pozos Termales (El Valle Hot Springs)
- Cerro Cara Iguana
- Árboles Cuadrados (Square Trees)
- Cerro Gaital Natural Monument
- La Piedra Pintada
- Chorro Las Mozas