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Parks and nature reserves

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1,382 parks and reserves across 178 countries — from savannah safaris to protected reefs.

1,382protected areas2,219documented species376World Heritage Sites

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Area (km²)29 – 2,359

19 parks and reserves found

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Palo Verde
National Park

Palo Verde

Costa Rica

62 species

Jabiru (the largest stork in the Americas) · scarlet macaw

Diciembre a abril

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TikalUNESCO
National Park

Tikal

Guatemala

61 species

Guatemalan howler monkey · keel-billed toucan

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Tobago Main Ridge
Forest Reserve

Tobago Main Ridge

Trinidad and Tobago

59 species

White-tailed sabrewing · Trinidad motmot

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Chagres
National Park

Chagres

Panama

59 species

Harpy Eagle · Spider Monkey

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Pico Bonito
National Park

Pico Bonito

Honduras

58 species

Resplendent quetzal · jaguar · toucan

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Sierra de las Minas
Biosphere Reserve

Sierra de las Minas

Guatemala

56 species

Resplendent Quetzal · Ocellated Turkey

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Sierra de Agalta
National Park

Sierra de Agalta

Honduras

55 species

Resplendent Quetzal · Jaguar

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Cockscomb Basin
Wildlife Sanctuary

Cockscomb Basin

Belize

46 species

Jaguar (the highest documented density in Belize) · Baird's tapir

Noviembre a abril

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El Imposible
National Park

El Imposible

El Salvador

37 species

Puma · emerald toucanet

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Cerro Azul Meambar
National Park

Cerro Azul Meambar

Honduras

33 species

Resplendent Quetzal · Jaguarundi

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UNESCO World Heritage
Big cats and herds
Best photographed
Safari and savannah
Tropical rainforests
Marine parks
High mountains
Most popular
CanaimaUNESCO
National Park

Canaima

Venezuela

85 speciesSee park
UNESCO
National Park

Skuleskogen

Sweden

85 speciesSee park
UNESCO
National Park

Komodo

Indonesia

84 speciesSee park
UNESCO
National Park

Jaú

Brazil

83 speciesSee park
National Park

Nyanga

Zimbabwe

29 speciesSee park
National Park

Niah

Malaysia

29 speciesSee park
Saslaya
National Park

Saslaya

Nicaragua

31 species

Jaguar · Harpy Eagle

See park
Cerro Hoya
National Park

Cerro Hoya

Panama

30 species

Scarlet macaw (reintroduction under way) · howler monkey

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Machalilla
National Park

Machalilla

Ecuador

26 species

Blue-footed booby · humpback whale (seasonal passage)

Junio a septiembre

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Farallones de Cali
National Park

Farallones de Cali

Colombia

21 species

Spectacled bear · Andean cock-of-the-rock

Diciembre a marzo

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Gorgona
National Park

Gorgona

Colombia

20 species

Coral snake · humpback whale (seasonal passage)

Diciembre a marzo

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Henri Pittier
National Park

Henri Pittier

Venezuela

15 species

More than 580 bird species recorded (a record per unit area in the western hemisphere)

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Miraflor Nature Reserve
Nature Reserve (community-managed)

Miraflor Nature Reserve

Nicaragua

8 species

Resplendent Quetzal · Black Guan

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Manglares Churute
Ecological Reserve

Manglares Churute

Ecuador

8 species

Howler monkey · boa constrictor

Junio a septiembre

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Pitons of Saint LuciaUNESCO
Management Area (World Heritage Site)

Pitons of Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia

5 species

Saint Lucia iguana (endemic and critically endangered)

See park