Biosphere Reserve
| Sierra de las Minas biosphere reserve |
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| VI | |
| The reserve has a significant Margay population | |
| Country | Guatemala |
|---|---|
| Region | Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, El Progreso, Zacapa, Izabal |
| Highest point | Cerro Raxón |
| - elevation | 3,015 m (9,892 ft) |
| Lowest point | |
| - elevation | 150 m (492 ft) |
| Area | 2,408 km2 (930 sq mi) |
| Biome | – Subtropical thorn forest – Premontane dry subtropical forest – Premontane tropical wet forest – Lower montane subtropical moist forest – Cloud forest |
| IUCN category | VI - Managed Resource Protected Area |
| Website: Defensores de la Naturaleza | |
In 1990, a substantial part of the Sierra de las Minas (2,408.03 km2 or 929.75 sq mi, including buffer zones and transition areas) was designated a biosphere reserve.
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