Maya Biosphere Reserve
Maya Biosphere Reserve is a protected natural area in the Peten jungle of the northern lowlands of Guatemala. The reserve is the largest tropical jungle outside of the Amazon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: biosphere reserve
- Description: nature reservation in Guatemala
- Also known as: “Reserva de la Biosfera Maya” and “Reserva de la Biosfera Maya (Guatemala)”
Maya Biosphere Reserve
Latitude
17.5° or 17° 30′ northLongitude
-89.9° or 89° 54′ westOpen location code
769GG32X+2XWikidata ID
Q1573483
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Satellite Map
Discover Maya Biosphere Reserve from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Maya Biosphere Reserve” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “玛雅生物圈保护区”
- Czech: “Reserva de la Biosfera Maya (Guatemala)”
- Dutch: “Maya-biosfeerreservaat”
- Esperanto: “Majaa Biosfera Rezervejo”
- French: “Réserve de biosphère Maya”
- French: “Réserve de la biosphère maya”
- German: “Maya-Biosphärenreservat”
- German: “Reserva de la Biosfera Maya (Guatemala)”
- Igbo: “Ebe Nchekwa Ihe Ndị Dị Ndụ nke Maya”
- Japanese: “マヤ生物圏保護区”
- Persian: “ذخیرهگاه زیستکره مایا”
- Portuguese: “Reserva da Biosfera Maia”
- Russian: “Биосферный резерват майя”
- Slovenian: “Biosferni rezervat Maja”
- Spanish: “Reserva de la biosfera maya”
- Thai: “เขตสงวนชีวภาคมายา”
- Vietnamese: “Khu dự trữ sinh quyển Maya”
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