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Flora of Honduras
Honduras is home to a
great diversity of ecosystems. These systems are home to a huge variety
of flora. Over 10,000 vascular plant species can be found in Honduras,
and we are still counting. Areas of pine forest, wetlands, mangroves,
coral reefs, tropical dry forest, tropical rain forests and cloudforest
can all be found in Honduras.
There is over 30 cloudforest
areas in Honduras, the Rio Platano Biosphere contains 5251 km2 of maybe
the richest habit in all of Central America. The Rio Platano Biosphere,
The Patuca National Park and The Tawanka Biosphere Reserve, form with
the forested areas in the north of Nicaragua, the largest unfragmented
area of rainforest north of the Amazon. It has been proven that this
area contains more tree species per square hectare than the Amazon
jungle. A quite amazing fact. Another little known fact about Honduras
is that it is home to more intact rainforest, cloudforest and pine
forest than it's more well known and visited neighbours, Guatemala and
Costa Rica.
Currently there are more than 100 protected areas in
Honduras. These national parks, biospheres and wildlife reserves offer
an unforgettable experience and the perfect environment for all nature
lovers.
All our nature tours are lead by one of our trained naturalists, who have years of experience in nature guiding.
For tours check out our private tours.
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