Protected Areas by Country within Latin America and the Caribbean
Protected areas (or conservation areas) are locations that receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values.
There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection:
- Category Ia — Strict Nature Reserve
- Category Ib — Wilderness Area
- Category II — National Park
- Category III — Natural Monument or Feature
- Category IV — Habitat/Species Management Area
- Category V — Protected Landscape/Seascape
- Category VI — Protected Area with sustainable use of natural resources
Christoffel/Shete Boka Park
Curaçao Underwater Park
Cotubanamá National Park
Cueva de las Maravillas National Park
Del Este National Park
Jaragua National Park
José Armando Bermúdez National Park
José del Carmen Ramírez National Park
La Caleta Underwater National Park
Lago Enriquillo and Isla Cabritos National Park
Monte Cristi National Park
Valle Nuevo National Park
Deux Mamelles National Park
Grand Bois National Park
Quill/Boven National Park
Alberto Manuel Brenes Biological Reserve
Braulio Carrillo National Park
Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge
Carara National Park
Diria National Park
Grecia Forest Reserve (Bosque del Niño)
Juan Castro Blanco National Park
Junquillal Bay Wildlife Refuge
La Amistad International Park *
La Cangreja National Park
Las Baulas National Marine Park
Maquenque National Wildlife Refuge
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park
Tapantí - Macizo de la Muerte National Park
Turrialba Volcano National Park
* transboundary protected area
Arrecife Alacranes National Park
Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park
Cumbres de Monterrey National Park
Grutas de Cacahuamilpa National Park
Izta-Popo Zoquiapan National Park
Lagunas de Montebello National Park
Nevado de Toluca National Park
San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National Park
Indio Maíz Biological Reserve
Mecatepe Lagoon Natural Reserve
Mesas de Moropotente Natural Reserve
Miraflor Natural Reserve
Mombacho Volcano Natural Reserve
Amanã Sustainable Development Reserve
Aparados da Serra National Park
Atol das Rocas Biological Reserve
Campos Amazônicos National Park
Cairuçu Environmental Protected Area
Chapada Diamantina National Park
Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park
Fernando de Noronha Marine National Park
Grande Sertão Veredas National Park
Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve
Pantanal Matogrossense National Park
Praia do Sul Biological Reserve
Serra da Bocaina National Park
Serra da Bodoquena National Park
Serra da Canastra National Park
Serra da Capivara National Park
Serra do Divisor National Park
Serra do Gandarela National Park
Serra dos Órgãos National Park
Serro do Mar State Park and Ecological Corridor
Alberto de Agostini National Park
Archipiélago de Juan Fernández National Park
Bernardo O'Higgins National Park
Bosque de Fray Jorge National Park
Humboldt Penguin National Reserve
Lago Peñuelas National Reserve
Laguna San Rafael National Park
Las Palmas de Cocalán National Park
Llanos de Challe National Park
Los Flamencos National Reserve
Morro Moreno National Park
Nahuelbuta National Park
Nevado Tres Cruces National Park
Pumalín Douglas Tompkins National Park
Radal Siete Tazas National Park
Salar del Huasco National Park
Tolhuaca National Park
Torres del Paine National Park
Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park
Volcán Isluga National Park
Amacayacu National Natural Park
Bahía Portete – Kaurrele National Natural Park
Chingaza National Natural Park
Cueva de los Guácharos National Park
El Tuparro National Natural Park
Isla de Salamanca National Park
Los Nevados National Natural Park
Malpelo Flora and Fauna Sanctuary
National Archaeological Park of Tierradentro
Nevado del Huila National Park
Rosario and San Bernardo Corals National Natural Park
Serranía de la Macarena National Natural Park
Sierra Nevada del Cocuy National Natural Park
Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve
Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve
Sumaco Napo-Galeras National Park
* transboundary reserve