Come visit the Chocón Machacas Biotope during this tour. The biotope protects an important population of manatees, as well as an assortment of other animals.

The Chocón Machacas Biotope is set within El Golfete, a small lake that adjoins the Río Dulce. The biotope helps protect about 100 manatees— large aquatic mammals that look like walruses. Manatees are threatened in the area and the 72-square-mile (186-square-kilometers) park helps protect them from harm.

Within these lowland flood forests and mangroves that surround the lagoons live 130 birds, 31 mammals, and 31 reptile/amphibian species. As you float along the lagoons of this biotope, keep looking for otters, orange-breasted falcons, and manatees.