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; -88.883Coordinates: 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). conap.gob.gt. Archived from the original (xls) on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
  2. ↑ Parkswatch. "Chocón Machacas Protected Biotope". parkswatch.org. 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. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  • Yañez-Arancibia, Alejandro; David Zárate Lomelí; Angel Terán Cuevas (1995). Evaluation of the coastal and marine resources of the Atlantic Coast of Guatemala (pdf). UNEP. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
  • Castillo Lemus, Noé Ariel (2005). Estudio de identificación y caracterización preliminar de corredores biológicos con conectividad al biotopo Chocón Machacas (pdf). Retrieved 2011-03-07.


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