Punta de Manabique

Punta de Manabique Wildlife Refuge
Location	Izabal, Guatemala
Coordinates	15°55′56″N 88°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 small peninsula that separates Amatique Bay from the Gulf of Honduras. It is located on Guatemala's east coast, some 20 km north of Puerto Barrios (15°55′59″N 88°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 with tropical rain forests and mangrove forests. The higher parts of the peninsula have mahogany (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 of molluscs, crustaceans, fishes, amphibians, reptiles (crocodile, green iguana, turtles). Many species of seabirds are found in the reserve, from the orders of Charadriiformes), Pelecaniformes, Ciconiiformes. Mammals include Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdii, jaguar (Panthera onca), howler monkey (Alouatta palliata), spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi), collared Peccary (Tayassu tajacu) and white-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari).

References

^ CONAP. "Listado de Áreas Protegidas (enero, 2011)" (in Spanish). conap.gob.gt. Archived from the original (xls) on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
^ "World Database on Protected Areas – Punta de Manabique". sea.unep-wcmc.org. Retrieved 2009-07-28.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Eisermann, Knut (2006). Evaluation of waterbird populations and their conservation in Guatemala (PDF). Guatemala: Sociedad Guatemalteca de Ornitología. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
^ Dix, Margareth & Juan F. Fernández (eds). Inventario Nacional de los Humedales de Guatemala (PDF) (in Spanish). Guatemala: UICN-ORMA, CONAP, USAC, CBMA. ISBN 9968-743-58-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ FUNDARY (2001). "Punta de Manabique" (in Spanish). FUNDARY. Archived from the original on 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2009-08-25.

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