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Guatemala Biodiversity. According to Parkswatch and the IUCN, [1] Guatemala is considered the fifth biodiversity hotspot in the world. [2][3] The country has 14 ecoregions ranging from mangrove forest (4 species), in both ocean littorals, dry forests and scrublands in the eastern highlands, subtropical and tropical rain forests, wetlands, cloud ...
Guatemala's abundance of biologically significant and unique ecosystems includes many endemic species and contributes to Mesoamerica's designation as a biodiversity hotspot. [12] Although rich in export goods, around a quarter of the population (4.6 million) face food insecurity .
Lacandon Jungle. Coordinates: 16.35°N 91.02°W. The Laguna Miramar in the Lacandon Jungle. The Lacandon Jungle (Spanish: Selva Lacandona) is an area of rainforest which stretches from Chiapas, Mexico, into Guatemala. The heart of this rainforest is located in the Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in Chiapas near the border with Guatemala in the ...
List of Ramsar sites. / 15.883°N 90.667°W / 15.883; -90.667 ( Eco-región Lachuá) / 14.467°N 92.083°W / 14.467; -92.083 ( Manchón-Guamuchal) One of the last remaining mangrove forest areas on the pacific coast of Guatemala.
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests. Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests. Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests. Deserts and xeric shrublands. Mangroves. Freshwater ecoregions. Tropical and subtropical coastal rivers. Tropical and subtropical upland rivers. Marine ecoregions.
Biosphere reserves in Guatemala include: [ 1 ] Maya in El Petén. Tikal in El Petén. Montañas Mayas Chiquibul in El Petén. Trifinio in Chiquimula. Sierra de las Minas in Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz. El Progreso, Zacapa, Izabal. Visis Cabá in El Quiché.
GT. Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically bordered to the south by the Pacific Ocean and to the northeast by the Gulf of Honduras.
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