Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve

Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve
Biósfera Los Tuxtlas
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Map showing the location of Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve
Map showing the location of Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve
Map of the Sierra de los Tuxtlas tropical rainforest ecoregion, within the Biosphere Reserve.
LocationLos Tuxtlas, Veracruz, Mexico
Nearest cityCatemaco
Coordinates18°29′02″N 95°00′36″W / 18.484°N 95.01°W / 18.484; -95.01[1]
Area1,551 km2 (599 sq mi)
Established1998

The Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve or Biósfera Los Tuxtlas, is a biosphere reserve located in the coastal and higher elevations of the Sierra de los Tuxtlas, in Los Tuxtlas of Veracruz state, in south eastern Mexico.[2]

  1. ^ "Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve". protectedplanet.net.
  2. ^ Parkswatch