Honduras national parks

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Honduras has 20 national parks conserving a wide range of plant and animal species across several types of ecosystems including Caribbean beaches, coastal wetlands, mountainous rainforests, and rugged volcanic peaks.

Beach in Jeannette Kawas National Park

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Parque Nacional Montaña de Comayagua

Public conservation areas, including national parks, are administered for the federal government by the Instituto de Conservación Forestal, Áreas Protegidas y Vida Silvestre which is commonly known as the ICF. In addition to national parks, Honduras uses several other classifications for protected natural areas that are administered by ICF. These include forests, natural reserves, monuments, and aquatic areas. Some of these may be of interest to travelers, but most of the natural areas that are commonly visited by travelers are classified as national parks.

Parks

National parks in Honduras include:

Caribbean Honduras

Honduran Highlands

Pacific Honduras

There are no national parks in the Pacific region.

Biosphere reserves

In addition to national parks, Honduras has four large conservation areas that are designated UNESCO Biosphere Reserves.

  • Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve - located in the Caribbean region
  • Trifinio Fraternidad Biosphere Reserve - located in the Western Highlands, shared with El Salvador and Guatemala
  • Cacique Lempira, Senor de las Montanas - located in the Western Highlands
  • San Marcos de Colon - located in the Eastern Highlands

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