Botanica Boricua
Category: Public Art
Address
2516 University Blvd W
Wheaton, MD 20902
Details
Botanica Boricua
Location: 2516 University Blvd West
Botanica Boricua is a unique establishment among the many Latino and Caribbean-oriented businesses in downtown Wheaton and a fantastic example of the types of botanicas (plant stores) that are popular throughout South and Central American and the Caribbean. Botanicas feature a variety of medicinal herbs, tinctures, and perfumes associated with alternative and homeopathic medicinal traditions. Botanicas also provide devotional items such as statues and votive candles that are popular with practitioners of Catholicism as well as a variety of syncretic, alternative forms of spiritual practice that are popular throughout Latin America such as candomble, curanderismo, espiritismo, macumba and santeria. Botanica Boricua also features a handful of devotional altars dedicated to various deities associated with Catholic and Santeria faith practices.
Nearby Restaurants
- El Pollo Rico2517 University Blvd (118 feet NW)
- IHOP2526 University Blvd (148 feet SW)
- Alamo Grill Tex Mex11310 Georgia Ave (195 feet E)
- Red Ribbon Bakeshop2501 University Blvd (197 feet NE)
Nearby Shopping & Services
- Tru 2 Hue2516 University Blvd (adjacent)
- Elbe's Beer & Wine2522 W University Blvd (90 feet E)
- Tattoo Paradise2518 University Blvd (102 feet E)
- Fitness Twins Exercise Studio2415 Ennalls Ave (114 feet SE)
Nearby Parking
- Public Parking Lot 33 (University Lot)2622 University Blvd (383 feet SW)
- Public Parking Lot 34 (Ennalls Lot) 2510 Ennalls Ave (519 feet SW)
- Wheaton Marketplace Garage11219 Grandview Avenue (577 feet S)
- District Bistro11230 Grandview ave (733 feet S)