Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso National Botanical Garden
Place
Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso National Botanical Garden (Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso) is a botanical garden in the heart of Santo Domingo. The park was founded in 1976 and was named after Rafael Maria Moscoso, a Dominican botanist who cataloged the flora on the island of Hispaniola.The garden's symbol is a "guanito" leaf (Coccothrinax argentea) which is a palm tree found in the garden.