Sierra de Agalta

National Park

Honduras · Central America (Olancho)

Central America (Olancho)Declared in 1987724 km²

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Honduras's largest remnant of cloud forest, in Olancho department, historically associated with 20th-century rural banditry

Area

724 km²

Protection category

UICN II

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Declared in

1987

Region

Central America (Olancho)

Climate

Tropical, Templado, Montañoso

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Area: 724 km²

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Honduras's largest remnant of cloud forest, in Olancho department, historically associated with 20th-century rural banditry

Declared in 1987, Sierra de Agalta protects the largest remnant of cloud forest in Honduras, in the department of Olancho, an inland region with a history of rural banditry and land disputes through much of the 20th century that for decades made it hard to make the park's protection effective on the ground.

Location

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4 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.

55 species documented in Sierra de Agalta

23 Mammals17 Birds3 Reptiles5 Amphibians6 Insecta1 Arachnida

At conservation risk:Hocofaisán

Near Threatened

Quetzal resplandeciente

Pharomachrus mocinno

Near Threatened

Jaguar

Panthera onca

Boa constrictora

Boa constrictor

Coatí de nariz blanca

Nasua narica

Hocofaisán

Crax rubra

Mono aullador de manto

Alouatta palliata

Mono capuchino de cara blanca

Cebus capucinus

Ocelote

Leopardus pardalis

Puma

Puma concolor

Near Threatened

Tucán pico iris

Ramphastos sulfuratus

Near Threatened

Águila crestada

Morphnus guianensis

Abeja sin aguijón

Melipona beecheii

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Flora and ecosystems

Ecosystems found in Honduras, where Sierra de Agalta lies.

Selva tropicalSabanaMarino / costero

Experiences in this park

Buceo y snorkelObservación de aves

Nearby dive sites

Where can I dive near here?

Cayos Cochinos

130 km away

Roatán Island

165 km away

Utila (tiburón ballena)

167 km away

Glover's Reef

286 km away

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