Montecristo National Park | |
Iucn Category: | II |
Photo Alt: | Many stars viewed from Montecristo Park in a clearing in the midst of dark trees in the night |
Map: | El Salvador |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | El Salvador |
Nearest City: | Metapán |
Coordinates: | 14.4419°N -89.3256°W |
Area Km2: | 19.73 |
Designation: | national park |
Designated: | 2008 |
World Heritage Site: | Trifinio Fraternidad Transboundary Biosphere Reserve |
Montecristo National Park is a large national park centered on the Montecristo cloud forest in Mesoamerica. Montecristo National Park is located in the north-western tip of El Salvador, a country in Central America known for its wildlife diversity.
It was founded in 2008, and covers an area of 19.73 km2.[1] The national park, together with Montecristo Trifinio National Park in Honduras and Trifinio Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala, form the Trifinio Fraternidad Transboundary Biosphere Reserve.