| Montecristo National Park | |
|---|---|
 Stars viewed from Montecristo National Park | |
  Location of Montecristo National Park in El Salvador | |
| Location | El Salvador |
| Nearest city | Metapán |
| Coordinates | 14°26′31″N 89°19′32″W / 14.44194°N 89.32556°W |
| Area | 19.73 km2 (7.62 sq mi) |
| Designation | national park |
| Designated | 2008 |
| World Heritage site | Trifinio Fraternidad Transboundary Biosphere Reserve |
Montecristo National Park is a large national park centered on the Montecristo cloud forest in Mesoamerica. Montecristo National Park is located in the north-western tip of El Salvador, a country in Central America known for its wildlife diversity.
It was founded in 2008, and covers an area of 19.73 km2.[1] The national park, together with Montecristo Trifinio National Park in Honduras and Trifinio Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala, form the Trifinio Fraternidad Transboundary Biosphere Reserve.
References
- ↑ UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Parque Nacional Montecristo from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 9 September 2021.
External links
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- Official site (in Spanish)
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