List of national parks of Guatemala
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National Parks of Guatemala |
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| First Park | Tikal Tikal Tikal is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centres of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is located in the archaeological region of the Petén Basin in what is now northern Guatemala... , 1955 |
| Smallest Park | Cuevas del Silvino Cuevas del Silvino Cuevas del Silvino is a limestone cave system in Guatemala. It is located at km 260 on the road connecting Guatemala City to Puerto Barrios, in the municipality of Morales in the department of Izabal.... , 8 Ha. |
| Largest Park | Laguna del Tigre, 289,912 Ha. |
| Governing body | CONAP Consejo Nacional de Areas Protegidas The National Council of Protected Areas of Guatemala is a government agency responsible for the conservation, rehabilitation, and protection of Guatemala's natural resources and its biodiversity.-Guatemalan System of Protected Areas:Under the authority of CONAP is the Guatemalan System of... |
National park
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
s in Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
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- Cerro El BaúlCerro El BaúlCerro El Baúl, also known as El Baúl, is a forested lava dome overlooking the valley of Quetzaltenango. It is located about 3 km north of the Almolonga volcano, at the south-eastern edge of the city of Quetzaltenango in Guatemala and is one of the city's last remaining green areas.Cerro El Baúl...
in QuetzaltenangoQuetzaltenango (department)Quetzaltenango is a department in the western highlands of Guatemala. The capital is the city of Quetzaltenango, the second largest city in Guatemala. The inhabitants include Spanish-speaking Ladinos and the K'iche' and Mam Maya groups, both with their own Maya language... - Cerro MiramundoCerro MiramundoCerro Miramundo, also known as Montaña de la Soledad, is a hill covered with dry shrubland located a few kilometers south of the city of Zacapa in Guatemala. The hill represents a panoramic point with an impressive view over the surrounding landscape....
in ZacapaZacapaZacapa is a city in eastern Guatemala, along the Río Grande de Zacapa. It is renowned locally for its manual crafting of cigars, hard dry cheese and a flavored cake made with said cheese .... - Cerro El ReformadorCerro El ReformadorCerro El Reformador is a hill located in El Progreso, Guatemala. The hill is covered with dry shrubland and offers a panoramic point view of the surrounding landscape.A small area of 0.6 km² was declared a national park in 1955....
in El ProgresoEl ProgresoThe municipality of El Progreso is located in the Honduran department of Yoro. Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport of San Pedro Sula is located west of the city. To the east of the city is the mountain range of Mico Quemado .... - Cuevas del SilvinoCuevas del SilvinoCuevas del Silvino is a limestone cave system in Guatemala. It is located at km 260 on the road connecting Guatemala City to Puerto Barrios, in the municipality of Morales in the department of Izabal....
in IzabalIzabalIzabal may refer to various locations in Guatemala:* Izabal Department* Lago de Izabal a lake within Izabal department* Izabal a town within Izabal department... - El RosarioEl Rosario National ParkEl Rosario National Park is located in El Petén, Guatemala, on the eastern edge of the town of Sayaxché. . The park is named after laguna El Rosario, a small lake within its boundaries, and was formerly a state owned finca managed by the National Forestry Institute . In 1980 it was declared a...
in El Petén - Grutas de LanquínGrutas de LanquínGrutas de Lanquín is a large limestone cave system located west of Lanquín in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala.The Lanquín cave system was declared a national park in 1955....
in Alta VerapazAlta VerapazAlta Verapaz is a department in the north central part of Guatemala. The capital and chief city of the department is Cobán. Verapaz is bordered to the north by El Petén, to the east by Izabal, to the south by Zacapa, El Progreso, and Baja Verapaz, and to the west by El Quiché.Also in Alta Verapaz... - Laguna LachuáLaguna LachuáLaguna Lachuá is a Karstic lake in Guatemala. It is located in the middle of a national park covered with tropical rain forest, northwest of Cobán, near the border between the departments of Alta Verapaz and El Quiché. The lake is near circular in shape and is probably a cenote or doline...
in Alta VerapazAlta VerapazAlta Verapaz is a department in the north central part of Guatemala. The capital and chief city of the department is Cobán. Verapaz is bordered to the north by El Petén, to the east by Izabal, to the south by Zacapa, El Progreso, and Baja Verapaz, and to the west by El Quiché.Also in Alta Verapaz... - Laguna del Tigre in El Petén
- Laguna El PinoLaguna El PinoEl Pino Lake is a lake in Guatemala. It is located 30 km south-southeast of Guatemala City, in the municipality of Barberena in the Santa Rosa Department. The lake has a surface area of 0.72 km² and a maximum depth of 18 m...
in Santa Rosa - Las VictoriasLas VictoriasLas Victorias National Park is located in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, on the north-western outskirts of the city of Coban . Formerly a finca acquired in the mid 19th century by the Belgian coffee grower Julio Rossignon, Las Victorias was designated a national park in 1980. The park covers an area of...
in Alta VerapazAlta VerapazAlta Verapaz is a department in the north central part of Guatemala. The capital and chief city of the department is Cobán. Verapaz is bordered to the north by El Petén, to the east by Izabal, to the south by Zacapa, El Progreso, and Baja Verapaz, and to the west by El Quiché.Also in Alta Verapaz... - Los AposentosLos AposentosLos Aposentos is a small forested park area with a number of springs and two small lakes. It is located a few kilometers south of the city of Chimaltenango in Guatemala. It was formerly known as "Finca la Alameda" and renamed to Los Aposentos in 1929....
in ChimaltenangoChimaltenangoChimaltenango is a town in Guatemala of some 43,900 people . It serves as both the capital of the department of Chimaltenango and the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of the same name.... - Mirador Río Azul in El Petén
- Naciones UnidasNaciones Unidas National ParkNaciones Unidas National Park is a forested park area of 4.91 km2, located 21 km south of Guatemala City, just north of Lake Amatitlán. It is one of the last remaining nature reserves in the metropolitan area of Guatemala City....
in Guatemala (department)Guatemala (department)Guatemala is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. The capital is Guatemala City, which also serves as the national capital.The department covers a surface area of 2,126 km², and had a population of 2,541,581 at the 2002 census.- Municipalities :... - TikalTikalTikal is one of the largest archaeological sites and urban centres of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is located in the archaeological region of the Petén Basin in what is now northern Guatemala...
in El Petén - Riscos de MomostenangoRiscos de MomostenangoRiscos de Momostenango is an area of curiously shaped sandstone formations located in the municipality of Momostenango in Guatemala.An area of 2.4 km2, including the sandstone formations and the surrounding forests, was declared a national park in 1955....
in TotonicapánTotonicapán (department)Totonicapán is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. The capital is the city of Totonicapán.- Municipalities :# Momostenango# San Andrés Xecul# San Bartolo# San Cristóbal Totonicapán# San Francisco El Alto# Santa Lucía La Reforma... - Río Dulce in IzabalIzabal (department)Izabal is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. Its coastal areas form part of the homeland of the Garifuna people.Izabal is bordered to the north by Belize, to the north east by the Gulf of Honduras, and to the east by Honduras, and by the Guatemalan departments of Petén to the north west,...
- San José la ColoniaSan José la ColoniaSan José la Colonia is located in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, on the northern outskirts of the city of Cobán . Formerly a nationalized finca, San José la Colonia was designated a national park in 1976. The park covers an area of 54 ha, and is managed by the National Forestry Institute ....
in Alta VerapazAlta VerapazAlta Verapaz is a department in the north central part of Guatemala. The capital and chief city of the department is Cobán. Verapaz is bordered to the north by El Petén, to the east by Izabal, to the south by Zacapa, El Progreso, and Baja Verapaz, and to the west by El Quiché.Also in Alta Verapaz... - Sipacate-NaranjoSipacate-NaranjoSipacate-Naranjo National Park is located along the Pacific coast of Escuintla in Guatemala . The park includes mangrove forests, lagoons and sandy beaches and covers an area of 20 km long and 1 km wide, stretching between the coastal towns of Sipacate and Naranjo.Mangrove species found...
in EscuintlaEscuintla (department)Escuintla is one of the 22 departments of Guatemala. Its capital is the city of Escuintla. The department of Escuintla covers an area of 4,384 km² and is situated in the coastal lowland region to the South of Guatemala-City, bordered by the Pacific Ocean. Escuintla produces about 43 percent of... - Sierra del LacandónSierra del LacandónThe Sierra del Lacandón is a low karstic mountain range in Guatemala and Mexico. It is situated in the north-west of the department of El Petén and the south-east of Chiapas...
in El Petén - PacayaPacayaPacaya is an active complex volcano in Guatemala, which first erupted approximately 23,000 years ago and has erupted at least 23 times since the Spanish conquest of Guatemala. Pacaya rises to an elevation of . After being dormant for a century, it erupted violently in 1965 and has been...
in Escuintla - Yaxhá-Nakúm-Naranjo in El Petén