Macizos de Peñas Blancas Natural Reserve

Macizos de Peñas Blancas Natural Reserve is a nature reserve in Nicaragua. It is one of the 78 reserves that are under official protection in the country. It contains over 11,000 hectares of land, and protects late seral forest (Lsf) vegetation.[1] There is a cloud forest with flora including orchids and bromeliads, and fauna including rare felines and birds.[2] It was established in 1976 with 7,900 hectares.[3]

References

  1. ^ Barbour, Michael G. (2000). North American Terrestrial Vegetation. Cambridge University Press. p. 650. ISBN 9780521559867. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  2. ^ Gleeson, Bridget; Egerton, Alex (2016). Lonely Planet Nicaragua (ebook). Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781786573049. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  3. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1991). Protected Areas of the World: Nearctic and neotropical. IUCN. Retrieved 15 March 2026.

13°15′11″N 85°39′50″W / 13.253°N 85.664°W / 13.253; -85.664

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