The taxi ride to the Jardin Botanico 18km from Cienfuegos cost only $30CUC return. The garden was created in 1912 and bought by the University of Harvard in 1919. It has been run by the Cuban government since 1961. The garden has more than 1500 different species of plant. The row of royal palms on the Garden Drive at the entrance reminds me of a how to illustrate depth of field in a two dimensional painting.