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Biotopo del Quetzal, Guatemala

Biotopo del Quetzal, también conocido como Biotopo Mario Dary Rivera, es un área protegida de 1.044 hectáreas que está a una hora de Cobán. Hay probabilidad que usted pueda o no observar el pájaro que lleva el mismo nombre, sin embargo, la ubicación de la reserva es muy conveniente, lo que hace un lugar ideal para detenerse y explorar el bosque denso de la región.

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La reserva protege una vasta franja de bosque nuboso que incluye el hábitat en peligro de extinción del quetzal. Aunque es más probable ver a un quetzal en la Sierra de Las Minas, las posibilidades de detectar uno de ellos en esta área son todavía aceptables. La mejor opción es visitar el parque al amanecer y buscar las aves cerca de los arboles de aguacatillo, que probablemente estén deleitándose de esta fruta. La mejor época del año para verlos es justo antes o después de la temporada de anidación en Marzo o Junio.

Incluso si usted no tiene la oportunidad de apreciar estas aves evasivas, es probable que aun así disfrute de la visita al Biotopo del Quetzal. El bosque denso de la reserva tiene todo tipo de epifitas, helechos, musgos, líquenes, bromelias y orquídeas. Los arboles que podemos encontrar son el roble, nogal, pimienta y el ciprés.

Sólo una pequeña parte de la reserva está abierta al público. Dos senderos inician en el centro de los visitantes y completan un círculo a través del bosque. La ruta del sendero Los Helechos es de 2 km, mientras que el camino de Los Musgos es de 4 km. Ambos senderos atraviesan cascadas donde se puede nadar.

La reserva se llama así en honor a Mario Dary Rivera, un defensor ambientalista que trabajo incansablemente por proteger esta zona. Dary fue un biólogo y el rector de la Universidad de San Carlos en 1981. También fundó la universidad del Centro de Estudios Conservacionistas (CECON). Dary ayudó a la municipalidad de Salamá a donar el terreno donde se ubica actualmente la reserva. Su asesinato en 1981 condujo a algunos a atribuir su muerte a las empresas madereras o el Partido Guatemalteco del trabajo (PGT) .

Actualmente, la universidad del Centro de Estudios Conservacionistas (CECON) admnistra Biotopo del Quetzal.

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