Chocón Machacas Protected Biotope | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Izabal, Guatemala |
Coordinates | 15°46′N 88°53′W / 15.767°N 88.883°W |
Area | 62.65 km2 (24.19 sq mi) |
Established | Decreto Legislativo 4-89 |
Visitors | allowed |
Operator | CECON / USAC |
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). [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]