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 (7)

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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

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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