Lagunas de Montebello National Park

Lagunas de Montebello
National Park
Parque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello
Lake Tziscao
Map showing the location of Lagunas de Montebello National Park
Map showing the location of Lagunas de Montebello National Park
Location of park in Mexico
LocationChiapas, Mexico
Nearest cityComitán
Coordinates16°07′N 91°42′W / 16.117°N 91.700°W / 16.117; -91.700[1]
Area6,411 hectares (15,840 acres)
Established1959
Governing bodyComisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas
Official nameParque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello
Designated27 November 2003
Reference no.1325[2]

Lagunas de Montebello, or Montebello Lakes, (Spanish: Parque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello) is a national park in the Mexican state of Chiapas, near the border with Guatemala, comprising 59 multi-colored lakes in a pine forest[3][4] and two Maya ruins. It was the first national park in Chiapas when created in 1959,[5] and in 2009 the park was designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.[1]

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  3. ^ "Parque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello en Chiapas" (in Spanish). visitingmexico.com.mx. Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  4. ^ "Parque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello". Moon Handbooks. 2017-06-29. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  5. ^ "Lagunas de Montebello National Park". Coolstateparks.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2012-02-03.