Protected Areas

Punta Izopo National Park

Punta Izopo Wildlife Refuge

Punta Izopo Wildlife Refuge (Spanish: Parque Nacional Punta Izopo) is a Wildlife refuge located in the municipality of Tela, on the northern Caribbean coast of the Atlántida department of Honduras.

The Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve is 5,250 km² of preserved land in the La Mosquitia region on the Caribbean coast of Honduras. Most of the land runs along the Río Plátano. The reserve has a number of endangered species and some of Honduras largest sections of forest. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site and biosphere reserve since 1982.

Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization located in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

National parks in Honduras include:

  • Capiro Calentura National Park (62 km²), Colón
  • Celaque National Park (266.4 km²), Lempira
  • Cerro Azul de Copán National Park (154.6 km²), Copán
  • Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (304 km²), Comayagua/Cortés
  • Cusuco National Park (234.4 km²), Cortés, Santa Barbara
  • Jeanette Kawas National Park (781.6 km²), Atlantida
  • La Muralla National Park (210.3 km²), Olancho
  • La Tigra National Park (238.2 km²) Francisco Morazán department
  • Montaña de Comayagua National Park (184.8 km²), Comayagua
  • Montaña Santa Bárbara National Park (121.3 km²), Santa Barbara
  • Montaña de Yoro National Park (154.8 km²), Yoro
  • Montecristo Trifinio National Park (54 km²)
  • Patuca National Park (3755.84 km²), Olancho
  • Pico Bonito National Park (564.3 km²), Atlantida
  • Pico Pijol National Park (122.1 km²), Yoro
  • Punta Izopo National Park (112 km²), Atlantida
  • Sierra de Agalta National Park (207.8 km²), Olancho