Archive for January, 2012

  • Maya Biosphere Reserve of Guatemala Maya Biosphere Reserve of Guatemala
    Maya Biosphere Reserve is basically a nature reserve based in Guatemala. This attraction of the country of Guatemala is governed by an organization called CONAP. This nature reserve encompasses an area of around 21,500 sq. km; which makes it one of the biggest nature reserves of the country as well as the continent. The animal species housed by this reserve forest is quite diverse. During your visit to Maya Biosphere Reserve, you will come across fauna species like puma, jaguar, margay, crocodiles, white-tailed deer, different species of hawks, tapirs, howler monkeys, ocelot, spider monkeys, harpy eagles, scarlet macaws, red brocket, fresh water turtle and many more. This Central American nature reserve is also home to a wide variety of flora  [...]
    January 18th, 2012
  • Visiting La Mosquitia, Honduras Visiting La Mosquitia, Honduras
    La Mosquitia can be described as the biggest territory of the virgin tropical rainforest of Central America as well as Northern Hemisphere. Often, people, especially the tourists coming to this part of the world refer to this region as the mini Amazon. La Mosquitia covers a large part of northeastern territories of Honduras and is mainly home to several rural settlements. La Mosquitia is not an extremely populated part of Central America; the villages of this region are sparsely populated by indigenous groups such as Miskitos, Pech, Garifuna and Tawahka. La Mosquitia houses 5 separate natural zones; they are: Tawahka Anthropological and Río Plátano Biosphere Reserves, Cruta Caratasca Wildlife Refuge, Patuca National Park and Rus Rus Biological  [...]
    January 4th, 2012