Places We Protect

Maya Forest, Tikal National Park

The Maya Forest in Guatemala covers  more than six-million acres of tropical lowland forest and contains over one hundred ancient Mayan archaeological sites.


Other Places

 

Multimedia

Guatemala. Maya Forest

Watch a video about the Maya forest.
 

Cuatro Cienegas Valley, Mexico. © Mark Godfrey
See a slideshow of places where we are helping conserve freshwater resources in Latin America. 

 

Conservation Stories

Lacandon National Park

Installing community gardens in Sierra del Lacandón National Park.

Is it more poisonous than a rattlesnake? Does it cause lightning strikes? Discover more about the Guatemalan beaded lizard.

$24 Million of Guatemala's debt slated for conservation in one of the largest debt swaps in history.
 

About Guatemala

volcano, Sierra Madre, Guatemala

The Nature Conservancy can only help protect Guatemala's spectacular nature with your help. Find out how you can make a difference.

 Picture Slideshow - Guatemala

Watch a slideshow of some of the landscapes, people, flora and fauna of Guatemala.

 

 

Photo Credit Banner: © Nicole Balloffet, © Susan G. Ellis; The Sierra Madre, Guatemala © Estuardo Secaira/TNC; Tikal National Park, Maya Forest, Guatemala © Trip O'Shea/TNC; Children sorting coffee.©Sue Ellis/TNC; Maya Forest, Tikal National Park © Susan Ellis, volcano, Sierra Madre, Guatemala © Estuardo Secaira/TNC