🌲 Semuc Champey

Guatemala · Americas · National Park · 15.53°N, 89.96°W

Semuc Champey is a natural enclave in the department of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, it consists of a natural 300-metre karst landbridge formed by travertine limestone deposits, beneath which the main flow of the Cahabón River plunges into a subterranean cave system via a natural sinkhole. Located near the Q'eqchi' Maya town of Lanquín, the top of this limestone formation features a stepped series of natural, turquoise-green pools fed by mountain spring runoff, creating a unique freshwater ecosystem within the subtropical rainforest of the Petén-Verapaz region.

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Quick facts

Country	Guatemala
Continent / region	Americas
Protection type	🌲 National Park
Coordinates (approx.)	15.53°N, 89.96°W · view on map

Semuc Champey is a national park in Guatemala, in Americas. The details of why Semuc Champey is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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Maya Biosphere Reserve · Tikal National Park · Trifinio Fraternidad biosphere reserve.

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