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| Punta de Manabique Wildlife Refuge | |
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 Interactive map of Punta de Manabique Wildlife Refuge | |
| Location | Izabal,Guatemala |
| Coordinates | 15°55′56″N88°34′08″W / 15.93222°N 88.56889°W /15.93222; -88.56889 |
| Area | 1,299 km2 (502 sq mi) |
| Established | Decreto No. 023-2005 [1999] |
| Visitors | allowed |
| Operator | CONAP / FUNDARY[1] |
Punta de Manabique is a smallpeninsula that separatesAmatique Bay from theGulf of Honduras. It is located onGuatemala's east coast, some 20km north ofPuerto Barrios (15°55′59″N88°34′09″W / 15.933039°N 88.569088°W /15.933039; -88.569088 (Punta de Manabique)).[1][2][3][4]
The peninsula was declared a wildlife reserve in 1999. The reserve is covered withtropical rain forests andmangrove forests. The higher parts of the peninsula havemahogany (Swietenia spp.),Manilkara spp.,Chrysophyllum spp., kapok (Ceiba pentandra), while manicaria palms (Manicaria saccifera), and palosangre trees (Symphonia globulifera) are found in swampy areas.[5]
There is a rich diversity ofmolluscs,crustaceans, fishes, amphibians, reptiles (crocodile,green iguana, turtles). Many species of seabirds are found in the reserve, from the orders ofCharadriiformes),Pelecaniformes,Ciconiiformes. Mammals includeBaird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii,jaguar (Panthera onca),howler monkey (Alouatta palliata),spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi),collared Peccary (Tayassu tajacu) andwhite-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari).
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