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Protected Areas in Guatemala

Sistema Guatemalteco de Áreas Protegidas (SIGAP)
The Guatemalan System of Protected Areas consists of all the protected areas of the Country and of the entities in charge of their management. It has been created with the aim to preserve, recover, and protect the biological diversity and the natural resources of the Country. At the moment, SIGAP is made of 152 protected areas within the national territory.

Categories
Protected areas, for a better administration and management, are classified into the following categories: national parks, biotopes, biosphere reserves, areas with several uses, forest reserves, natural monuments, cultural monuments, scenic routes and trails, marine parks, regional parks, recreational parks, private nature reserves, and other categories which will be established in the future to pursue similar goals. These categories are part of the Guatemalan System of Protected Areas created with the Law on Protected Areas, independently from the entity, individual or juridical persons managing it.


Source: Consejo Nacional de Áreas Protegidas




Alta Verapaz

Alta Verapaz

National Parks

  • Grutas de Lanquín
  • Laguna Lachuá
  • Las Victorias
  • San José la Colonia

Regional Parks

  • Los Cerritos - El Postezuelo

Biosphere Reserves

  • Sierra de las Minas

Private Nature Reserves

  • Cataljí o Sacataljí
  • Chajumpec
  • Chelemha
  • Chicacnab
  • Chinajux y Sechinaux
  • Entre Ríos
  • K'antí Shul



Baja Verapaz

Baja Verapaz

Biotopes

  • Mario Dary

Biosphere Reserves

  • Sierra de las Minas

Private Nature Reserves

  • Cerro Verde
  • El Ciruelo, Country Delight
  • Hacienda Pastores
  • Montebello
  • Posada Montaña del Quetzal
  • Ram Tzul
  • Santa Rosa y Llano Largo



Chimaltenango

Chimaltenango

National Parks

  • Los Aposentos

Regional Parks

  • Astillero Municipal de Tecpán

Cultural Monuments

  • Iximché

Private Nature Reserves

  • Concepción Chuitó
  • El Retiro
  • Molino Helvetia

Other Protected Areas

  • Cuenca del Lago Atitlán



Chiquimula

Chiquimula

Biosphere Reserves

  • La Fraternidad

Restricted Areas

  • Volcán Quetzaltepeque



El Progresso

El Progresso

National Parks

  • El Reformador

Biosphere Reserves

  • Sierra de las Minas



Escuintla

Escuintla

National Parks

  • Sipacate - Naranjo

Private Nature Reserves

  • Bandurria
  • Canaima



Guatemala

Guatemala

National Parks

  • Naciones Unidas

Forest Reserves

  • Cordillera Alux

Restricted Areas

  • Volcán Pacaya

Private Nature Reserves

  • Corral Viejo



Huehuetenango

Huehuetenango

Regional Parks

  • Todos Santos Cuchumatán



Izabal

Izabal

National Parks

  • Cuevas del Silvino
  • Río Dulce

Regional Parks

  • Montaña Chiclera

Restricted Areas

  • Bahía de Santo Tomás

Wildlife Sanctuaries

  • Bocas del Polochic

Forest Reserves

  • Cerro San Gil

Cultural Monuments

  • Quiriguá

Biotopes

  • Chocón Machacas

Biosphere Reserves

  • Sierra de las Minas

Private Nature Reserves

  • Candilejas
  • Cástulo
  • El Higuerito
  • Las Cuevas
  • Las Palmas
  • Matriz Chocón
  • Santa Elena
  • Tapón Creek
  • Zavala



Jalapa

Jalapa

Restricted Areas

  • Volcán Alzatate
  • Volcán Jumay
  • Volcán Tobón

Private Nature Reserves

  • Cascadas de Tatasirire



Jutiapa

Jutiapa

Regional Parks

  • Volcán Suchitán

Restricted Areas

  • Volcán Amayo
  • Volcán Chingo
  • Volcán Culma
  • Volcán Ixtepeque
  • Volcán Las Víboras
  • Volcán Monte Rico
  • Volcán Moyuta
  • Volcán Tahual

Other Protected Areas

  • Volcán y Laguna de Ipala



Petén

Petén

National Parks

  • El Rosario
  • Laguna del Tigre
  • Mirador - Río Azul
  • Sierra del Lacandón
  • Tikal
  • Yaxhá - Nakúm - Naranjo

Biotopes

  • Cerro Cahuí
  • Laguna del Tigre - Río Escondido
  • Naachtún - Dos Lagunas
  • San Miguel La Palotada - El Zotz

Biological Reserves

  • San Román

Wildlife Sanctuaries

  • El Pucté
  • Machaquilá
  • Petexbatún
  • Xutilhá

Cultural Monuments

  • Aguateca
  • Ceibal
  • Dos Pilas
  • El Pilar

Biosphere Reserves

  • Montañas Mayas Chiquibul

Private Nature Reserves

  • Ceibo Mocho Flor de la Pasión
  • Doña Chanita Flor de la Pasión
  • La Cumbre Flor de la Pasión



Quetzaltenango

Quetzaltenango

National Parks

  • El Baúl

Regional Parks

  • Quetzaltenango - Saqbé
  • Zunil

Restricted Areas

  • Volcán Cerro Quemado
  • Volcán Chicabal
  • Volcán Lacandón
  • Volcán Santa María
  • Volcán Santiaguito
  • Volcán Santo Tomás
  • Volcán Siete Orejas
  • Volcán Zunil



Quiché

Quiché

Regional Parks

  • La Vega del Zope

Biosphere Reserves

  • Visis Cabá

Other Protected Areas

  • Cuenca del Lago Atitlán



Retalhuleu

Retalhuleu

Private Nature Reserves

  • Buenos Aires
  • Dolores Hidalgo
  • La Chorrera - Manchón Guamuchal



Sacatepequez

Sacatepequez

Restricted Areas

  • Volcán Acatenango
  • Volcán Agua
  • Volcán Fuego



San Marcos

San Marcos

Regional Parks

  • Tewancarnero

Restricted Areas

  • Volcán San Antonio
  • Volcán Tacaná
  • Volcán Tajumulco

Private Nature Reserves

  • Medio Día
  • Ona



Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa

National Parks

  • Laguna El Pino

Restricted Areas

  • Volcán Cerro Redondo
  • Volcán Cruz Quemada
  • Volcán Jumaytepeque
  • Volcán Tecuamburro

Private Nature Reserves

  • Dulce Nombre
  • El Espino
  • Santa Isabel

Other Protected Areas

  • Monterrico



Solola

Sololá

Regional Parks

  • Zunil

Restricted Areas

  • Volcán Atitlán
  • Volcán San Pedro
  • Volcán Tolimán

Private Nature Reserves

  • Pachuj
  • Pampojilá Peña Flor

Other Protected Areas

  • Cuenca del Lago Atitlán



Suchitepéquez

Suchitepéquez

Private Nature Reserves

  • Bandurria
  • Chusita
  • El Vesubio
  • Las Maravillas
  • Las Nubes
  • Los Andes
  • Los Castaños
  • Los Tarrales
  • María del Mar
  • Milán y Anexos

Other Protected Areas

  • Cuenca del Lago Atitlán



Totonicapán

Totonicapán

National Parks

  • Riscos de Momostenango

Regional Parks

  • Los Altos de San Miguel Totonicapán

Restricted Areas

  • Volcán Coxliquel

Other Protected Areas

  • Cuenca del Lago Atitlán



Zacapa

Zacapa

National Parks

  • Cerro Miramundo

Regional Parks

  • Niño Dormido

Restricted Areas

  • Santa Rosalía

Biosphere Reserves

  • Sierra de las Minas

Private Nature Reserves

  • Las Flores