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    Guatemala  - Regional Endemism areas Guatemala as one as the best Central American birdwatching destination has a high diversity of birds with a high degree of regional endemism located in four main zones.   The union of these four areas in such a small region creates a very attractive offer for birdwatchers adding the archaeological and cultural attractions that highly complement to birdwatching. The highlands of northern Central America The tropical savannas of the northern Pacific slope of Central America The tropical rainforest on the Caribbean slope of Central America   The lowlands of the Yucatan Peninsula   www.birdwatchingguatemala.com   Travel Guatemala

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Up coming Birdwatching Tour Sunday 14th of March 2010 Birdwatching Tour in Guatemala visiting: (6 days & 5 nights ) * Hacienda Rio Escondido * Las Victorias National Park * Semuc Champey * Ram Tzul Natural Reserve * Reserva Bocas del Polochic * Extension to Tikal National Park Includes: * All ground transportation in A/C, mini van * 1 night of Accommodation at hotel Casa Duranta in Coban * 1 night of accommodation at hotel El Retiro in Lanquin * 1 night at Hotel Ram Tzul, in Purulhá Baja Verapaz * Entrances fees to the sites you will visit * Birdwatching specialist tour guide * Taxes * Guatemala´s Bird Check list Does not include: * Meals not described * Alcoholic and none alcoholic beverages * Phone calls * Gratitudes to drivers and guides * Not described Hacienda Rio Escondido: Located at the beginning of the Cloud Forest Biological Corridor and close to the Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve, the reserve has an extension of nearly 178 acres, where you will...

Martsam Travel Alternative Tourism & Adventure Bird watching Guatemala The project Bird Watching Guatemala is an encounter with the wonderful world of birds of Guatemala, involving rural communities, national parks, private reserves and Martsam Tour and Travel as the operator in the circuits and destinations that are blended to take you to the fascinating world of Birds of Guatemala. Taking into consideration the privileged natural and cultural environment that Guatemala has like 19 ecosystems, 300 microclimates, more than 37 volcanoes, rivers, lakes and beaches that are united in our ethnic diversity forming a destination of mystical magic and adventure. Biological diversity has enabled Guatemala to stand among the 25 countries with the most variety of natural resources in the world. Millions of species living in its varied ecosystems, more than 700 species of birds, mammals like the jaguar, tapir and a variety of reptiles an...

Bird Watching Guatemala by Martsam Tour & Travel The rain forest: The tropical rain forests areas are the richest in botanic species in the world. Yaxha is a representative area of this type of forest do to its abundance of water sources that favors a great diversity of fauna. Recent studies have reported 40 mammal species, 14 amphibious, 45 reptiles, 22 fish and 150 types of birds. With the correct integration and conservation of the natural and cultural patrimony it can be accomplished that foreign and national tourists can identify themselves with this great nature Yaxha: Yaxha is located in the Riviera of the lake with the same name and extends over a cliff that is connected to the beach by a trail for about 3 km. Yaxha has around 500 structures aconditionated by nivelations and terraces in descendent order from East to West. Even though Yaxha is the third largest Mayan city in Guatemala after Tikal And El Mirador. For more information about your vacations in Guatemala pl...

Bird Watching Guatemala by Martsam Tour & Travel "V International Bird Watching Encounter" The first half of our International bird watching encounter will take place mainly in Antigua Guatemala with daily mini-tours which are half-day birding tours to different locations. Besides these tours , there will be lectures and educational activities for the general public. The second half of the event is exclusively for traveling birders who want to visit other birding sites in Guatemala . Each visitor has to choose one of 4 options. Option 1: The Western Highlands: Visited sites include: Private Nature Reserve los Tarrales, Nature reserve Los Andes, Municipal Park San Pedro Volcano Ecosystems: cloud forest and pine-oak forest Some of the birds that can be seen on this tour: Mountain Trogon Collared Trogon, Resplendent Quetzal, Blue-throated Motmot, Blue-crowned Motmot, Emerald Toucanet, Golden-fronted Woodpecker and White-fronted ...