Chocón Machacas

Chocón Machacas
Chocón Machacas
Protected Biotope
Biotopo protegido Chocón Machacas
II
The reserve has a Caribbean manatee population
Country Guatemala
Region Izabal
Municipality Livingston
River Río Chocón Machacas
Coordinates 15°46′N 88°53′W / 15.767°N 88.883°W / 15.767; -88.883
Area 62.65 km2 (24 sq mi)
Biome Mangrove forest
Plant mangrove forest
Animal Caribbean manatee
Founded Decreto Legislativo 4-89
Date 1989 [1990]
Management CECON / USAC
Visitation allowed
IUCN category IV - Habitat/Species government Area

The Chocón Machacas Protected Biotope is a protected nature reserve in eastern Guatemala. It is located in the municipality of Livingston, in a densely forested area covering the lower reaches of the Chocón Machacas River basin and the northern shores of the Río Dulce-Golfete Dulce system (15°45′20″N 88°52′24″W / 15.755464°N 88.873243°W / 15.755464; -88.873243 (Chocón Machacas Protected Biotope)).[1][2]

The Chocón Machacas river and Golfete Dulce complex form one of Guatemala's few remaining habitats for the endangered Caribbean manatee (Trichechus manatus).[3]

References

  1. ^ CONAP. "Listado de Áreas Protegidas (enero, 2011)" (in Spanish) (xls). conap.gob.gt. http://www.conap.gob.gt/Members/admin/documentos/documentos-centro-de-documentacion/areas-protegidas/SIGAPublico_Enero.xls/view. Retrieved 2011-06-14. 
  2. ^ Parkswatch. "Chocón Machacas Protected Biotope". parkswatch.org. http://www.parkswatch.org/parkprofile.php?l=eng&country=gua&park=cmpb&page=bio. Retrieved 2009-08-07. 
  3. ^ Self-Sullivan, C. & Mignucci-Giannoni, A. (2008). "Trichechus manatus ssp. manatus. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1". iucnredlist.org. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/22105/0/full. Retrieved 2009-08-07. 
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