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Miraflor Nature Reserve, Nicaragua

Miraflor Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve (community-managed)
Central America (Estelí)Designated in 1996206 km²
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Run entirely by local farming cooperatives, combining shade coffee with primary cloud forest

Area

206 km²

Designated in

1996

Region

Central America (Estelí)

Declared in 1996, Miraflor is run entirely by local farming cooperatives, which combine growing shade coffee under the forest canopy with conserving fragments of primary cloud forest, a pioneering model of rural community tourism in Nicaragua where the farmers themselves offer accommodation and guiding on their family holdings.

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Miraflor Nature Reserve: 8 documented species

Mammals6Birds1Reptiles1

Flora and ecosystems

Ecosystems found in Nicaragua, where Miraflor Nature Reserve lies.

Tropical rainforestMarine / coastalWetland

Experiences in this park

Birdwatching

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Climate

Tropical, Temperate, Mountain

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Area
206 km²
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Nicaragua · Central America (Estelí)
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Nine-banded ArmadilloLeast Concern

Nine-banded Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

Red-tailed BoaNot Evaluated

Red-tailed Boa

Boa constrictor

White-nosed CoatiLeast Concern

White-nosed Coati

Nasua narica

Mantled Howler MonkeyLeast Concern

Mantled Howler Monkey

Alouatta palliata

Colombian White-throated CapuchinLeast Concern

Colombian White-throated Capuchin

Cebus capucinus

OcelotLeast Concern

Ocelot

Leopardus pardalis

PumaLeast Concern

Puma

Puma concolor

Resplendent QuetzalNear Threatened

Resplendent Quetzal

Pharomachrus mocinno

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CountryNicaragua

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