Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Guatemala's second-largest
freshwater wetlands
Refugio de Vida Sil-
vestre Petexbatún
lake near Sayaxché; water
birds
boat trips, fishing, visiting several archaeolo-
gical sites
any
Jun-Nov
(turtle
nesting)
Reserva Natural
Monterrico-Hawaii
Pacific beaches and wetlands;
birdlife, turtles
boat tours, bird-watching and turtle-watching
vast 21,000-sq-km area
stretching across northern
Petén; includes four national
parks
Reserva de Biosfera
Maya
any, drier
Nov-May
jungle treks, wildlife-spotting
cloud-forest reserve of great
biodiversity; key quetzal habit-
at
Reserva de Biosfera
Sierra de las Minas
hiking, wildlife-spotting
any
