In 1951 Pascual Baburizza gave your Park Salitre, built in 1918, the municipality of viña del Mar. On its territory was created by the national Botanic garden of viña del Mar.

The Botanical garden is a wonderful place for recreation and connection with nature, it also records the daily work for the conservation of the vegetation of South-Central Chile. It has established itself as a place for training and civil culture of the inhabitants of the province of valparaíso on the conservation heritage of the surrounding nature.

A garden, a total area of 395 hectares, offers its visitors to enjoy the Park of 32 hectares, where more than 280 species of trees, including virtually exterminated from the face of the earth Sophora, Toromiro from Easter island. Also in the garden is the large collection of plants, including 37 endemics from the archipelago of Juan Fernandez. The richest collection of Chilean cacti - more than 60 species, the collection of the Chilean Myrtle medicinal plants and fuchsia. Only National Botanical garden of more than 1170 species of plants growing in its natural hills area of 363 hectares, including more than 270 local plant species.

The Botanical garden is a program of environmental education as part of basic education for children in the open air during the period from March to December, more than 7,000 children annually. Guided tours for specialized groups.

In the relaxation area for visitors are available equipped picnic areas. There is an ecological path: imitation of roads, meadows, natural estuary, small waterfalls, Japanese bridge, an artificial lagoon with an old gazebo. The Botanical garden is home to 50 species of birds, some of them are almost impossible to find in natural habitats.

Botanical garden of viña del Mar is a great place for weddings, concerts, outdoors, birthdays and getaway from the bustle of the day. At the end of 2004 in the green area of the garden was made possible tour of the "dome of the forest". It is the project company "South America" on the development of extreme sports. Here was created the grid system of trails at the top of Myrtle forest. For visitors, this has become a popular form of entertainment.