Lacandon Jungle

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The Lacandon Jungle is a vast tropical rainforest in southeastern Mexico known for its rich biodiversity, Mayan archaeological sites, and role as one of the country’s most important ecological reserves.

All labels observed (9)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecoregion ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
biome tropical moist broadleaf forest ⓘ
borderedBy Guatemala ⓘ
climate humid tropical climate ⓘ
contains Bonampak archaeological site ⓘ
linked to: Bonampak

Lacantún River ⓘ
Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
Palenque region ⓘ
linked to: Palenque

Usumacinta River ⓘ
Yaxchilán archaeological site ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
ecosystemService carbon sequestration ⓘ
freshwater regulation ⓘ
habitat for endangered species ⓘ
hasFauna howler monkey ⓘ
jaguar ⓘ
ocelot ⓘ
scarlet macaw ⓘ
spider monkey ⓘ
tapir ⓘ
hasFlora ceiba trees ⓘ
mahogany trees ⓘ
tropical hardwood species ⓘ
hasProtectionStatus biosphere reserves ⓘ
natural protected areas of Mexico ⓘ
inhabitedBy Chol Maya communities ⓘ
Lacandon Maya ⓘ
linked to: Lacandon

Tzeltal Maya communities ⓘ
linked to: Tzeltal people
knownFor Maya archaeological sites ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
role as major ecological reserve in Mexico ⓘ
tropical rainforest ecosystems ⓘ
languageRegion Chol language ⓘ
Lacandon Maya language ⓘ
Tzeltal language ⓘ
linked to: Tzeltal Maya
locatedIn southeastern Mexico ⓘ
state of Chiapas ⓘ
linked to: State of Chiapas
partOf Maya Forest region ⓘ
linked to: Maya lowlands

Mesoamerican Biological Corridor ⓘ
threatenedBy agricultural encroachment ⓘ
cattle ranching expansion ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
illegal logging ⓘ
tourismType archaeological tourism ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

State of Chiapas → containsRegion → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
Southern Mexico → hasProtectedArea → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
subject linked to: southern Mexico
Chiapas → containsRegion → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
Lacandon → spokenInRegion → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
Maya Biosphere Reserve → partOf → Maya Forest ⓘ
linked to: Lacandon Jungle
Bonampak → locatedIn → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve → partOf → Selva Lacandona ⓘ
linked to: Lacandon Jungle
Lacantún Biosphere Reserve → locatedIn → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
Lacantún Biosphere Reserve → partOf → Lacandon rainforest region ⓘ
linked to: Lacandon Jungle
Tzeltal Maya → region → Selva Lacandona foothills ⓘ
linked to: Lacandon Jungle
Tzeltal people → mainSettlementRegion → Selva Lacandona region ⓘ
linked to: Lacandon Jungle
Mesoamerican forests → contains → Maya Forest ⓘ
linked to: Lacandon Jungle
Mesoamerican forests → contains → Selva Lacandona ⓘ
linked to: Lacandon Jungle
Misol-Ha → region → Selva Lacandona area of Chiapas ⓘ
linked to: Lacandon Jungle
Las Margaritas, Chiapas → locatedInRegion → Lacandon Jungle region ⓘ
linked to: Lacandon Jungle
Temple of the Murals → region → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
Structure 1 (Bonampak) → region → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
subject linked to: Structure 1
reachable via Lacanjá Chansayab → region → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
Structure 2 (Bonampak) → region → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
subject linked to: Structure 2
Tojolabal people → indigenousTo → Lacandon Jungle region ⓘ
linked to: Lacandon Jungle
Na Bolom Museum → regionServed → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
Chol language → region → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
Lacandon Maya language → hasDialect → Northern Lacandon ⓘ
linked to: Lacandon Jungle
Ocosingo → partOf → Lacandon Jungle region ⓘ
linked to: Lacandon Jungle
Ocosingo Municipality → locatedIn → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
Ocosingo Municipality → contains → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
Ocosingo Municipality → tourismAttraction → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ