The Trifinio Fraternidad Transboundary Biosphere Reserve is a transboundary protected area located where the borders of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras meet (thus the prefix tri in its name). It protects the Montecristo massif and its cloud forests across the three countries' borders.
7-604: The reserve covers an area of 1195.14 km, including 590.56 km in El Salvador, 221.79 km in Guatemala, and 382.79 km in Honduras. The biosphere reserve was designated by UNESCO and the three countries in 2011. It incorporated some established protected areas, including Trifinio Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala (221.79 km), which was established in 1987, Montecristo Trifinio National Park in Honduras (82.15 km),
14-680: The two-fingered anteater , striped owls , toucans , agoutis , pumas , and spider monkeys . Protection of the Montecristo massif was a joint initiative of these three countries, which resulted in the creation of the Montecristo Trifinio National Park in Honduras and the Montecristo National Park in El Salvador, as well as the Guatemalan Trifinio biosphere reserve. The protection of the Montecristo massif
21-440: The two-fingered anteater , striped owls , toucans , agoutis , pumas , and spider monkeys . Protection of the Montecristo massif was a joint initiative of these three countries. Guatemala's Trifinio Biosphere Reserve and Honduras' Montecristo Trifinio National Park were created in 1987. El Salvador's Montecristo National Park was created in 2008. The international biosphere reserve was created in 2011. The protection of
28-551: The Montecristo massif and its cloud forests, and is the Guatemalan portion of the Trifinio Fraternidad Transboundary Biosphere Reserve , which spans the three countries' borders. The biosphere reserve was created to protect the Montecristo cloud forest and its rare flora and fauna. The dense cloud forest of oak and laurel trees, which grow up to 30 meters high, houses rare wildlife species like
35-536: The tri-national area found 3000 species of plants, 280 bird species, 98 mammal species, and 50 species of amphibians and reptiles. The main plant communities are pine–oak forest , which grows between 800 and 2000 meters elevation, and cloud forest , which grows above 2000 meters elevation. Dry forests surround the massif at lower elevations. The pine–oak belt includes pine–oak and pine–oak–sweetgum forests. The dense cloud forest of oak and laurel trees, which grow up to 30 meters high, houses rare wildlife species like
42-579: Was established in 1987, and Montecristo National Park in El Salvador (19.73 km), which was established in 2008. The reserve protects Montecristo massif, a highland area isolated from other mountains. The highest peak is Cerro Montecristo (2,418 m). The massif is in the upper basin of the Lempa River , which drains into the Pacific Ocean. The biosphere reserve was created to protect the Montecristo cloud forest and its rare flora and fauna. A survey of
49-508: Was part of a broader plan, known as the Trifinio plan , to develop this border region. Trifinio Biosphere Reserve The Trifinio Biosphere Reserve is a protected area in Guatemala , located where the borders of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras meet (thus the prefix tri in its name). The reserve was created in 1987, and has an area of 221.79 km . It protects the Guatemalan portion of
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