Biosphere Reserves in Guatemala

The Maya Biosphere Reserve in the Petén region of northern Guatemala and the Maya Forest of Belize and Mexico represents one of the largest areas of tropical forest north of the Amazon and the northernmost in the Western Hemisphere.

The Sierra de las Minas runs east to west through the Guatemalan Highlands in the country's southeast. The Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve contains a substantial part of the range and an estimated 60 percent of Guatemala’s remaining cloud forest.

Emerging as a beacon of conservation and a testament to the power of cross-border cooperation, the Trifinio Fraternidad Biosphere Reserve stands as a tri-national sanctuary nestled amidst the convergence of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Established in 2011 as Central America's first transboundary biosphere reserve, it significantly contributes to implementing the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor.