Rio Platano Biosphere Reserve
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Location
Mosquitia Hondurena

Country
Honduras

Year of Research
1982

Culture
  • Located on the watershed of the Río Plátano, the reserve is one of the few remains of a tropical rainforest in Central America and has rich and varied plant and wildlife.
  • In its mountainous landscape sloping down to the Caribbean coast, over 2,000 local people have preserved their traditional way of life.