Cañón del Usumacinta

Cañón del Usumacinta is a protected natural area in southern Mexico.

Cañón del Usumacinta
Usumacinta Canyon
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1]
Map showing the location of Cañón del Usumacinta
Map showing the location of Cañón del Usumacinta
LocationTenosique, Tabasco, Mexico
Coordinates17°23′17″N 91°23′44″W
Area461.28 km2 (178.10 sq mi)
DesignationFlora and fauna protection area
Designated2008
Governing bodyNational Commission of Natural Protected Areas

It protects part of the Usumacinta Canyon, where the Usumacinta River winds northwards in a narrow gorge which cuts through parallel ridges. It is located in the state of Tabasco, on the border with Guatemala.

Geography

The Cañón del Usumacinta Flora and Fauna Protection Area covers 461.28 km2.[1] The Usumacinta River forms the western boundary of the protected area. The Guatemalan border forms its southern boundary, where it adjoins Guatemala's Sierra del Lacandón National Park.

Flora and fauna

The Cañón del Usumacinta is in the Petén–Veracruz moist forests ecoregion, evergreen tropical rain forests that extend from Mexico's southern Gulf Coastal Plain across northern Guatemala and Belize to the Caribbean Sea.

High evergreen rain forest is the predominant plant community, with areas of low thorn forest.[2]

References
  1. UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Cañón del Usumacinta from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 29 September 2021.
  2. "Cañón del Usumacinta". SIMEC-CONANP, Government of Mexico. Accessed 29 September 2021.
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