The Biblioteca, located in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico offers free day camps for children and teens in the community during the summer months. Recently the children and volunteers of the day camp went a field trip to the El Charco del Ingenio Botanic Garden. A teen from Biblioteca Day Camp displays a speciman she collected at El Charco

El Charco del Ingenio , which operates as a non profit, is located on the outskirts of San Miguel de Allende and is comprised of 220 acres of protected and features 3 distinct zones, a dry chaparral, canyon and wetlands and artificial islands in the reservoir. The area also features a conservatory which contains many outstanding species of cacti and succulents and areas for recreation and ceremonies.

Photos courtesy of Julieta Moreno

Additional Pictures of trip to El Charco by children and Volunteers of the Biblioteca Day Camp

Children venture across the dam at El Charco, part of a field trip with the Bibilioteca Day Camp Volunteers and teens rock climbing at El Charco