Lacandon Jungle

E250113
ecoregion protected area tropical rainforest

The Lacandon Jungle is a vast tropical rainforest in southeastern Mexico known for its rich biodiversity, Mayan archaeological sites, and role as one of the country’s most important ecological reserves.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Lacandon Jungle canonical 7
Maya Forest 2
Selva Lacandona 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecoregion ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
tropical rainforest ⓘ
biome tropical moist broadleaf forest ⓘ
borderedBy Guatemala ⓘ
climate humid tropical climate ⓘ
contains Bonampak ⓘ
surface form: Bonampak archaeological site

Lacantún River ⓘ
Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve ⓘ
Palenque ⓘ
surface form: Palenque region

Usumacinta River ⓘ
Yaxchilán archaeological site ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
ecosystemService carbon sequestration ⓘ
freshwater regulation ⓘ
habitat for endangered species ⓘ
hasFauna howler monkey ⓘ
jaguar ⓘ
ocelot ⓘ
scarlet macaw ⓘ
spider monkey ⓘ
tapir ⓘ
hasFlora ceiba trees ⓘ
mahogany trees ⓘ
tropical hardwood species ⓘ
hasProtectionStatus biosphere reserves ⓘ
natural protected areas of Mexico ⓘ
inhabitedBy Chol Maya communities ⓘ
Lacandon ⓘ
surface form: Lacandon Maya

Tzeltal people ⓘ
surface form: Tzeltal Maya communities
knownFor Maya archaeological sites ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
role as major ecological reserve in Mexico ⓘ
tropical rainforest ecosystems ⓘ
languageRegion Chol language ⓘ
Lacandon Maya language ⓘ
Tzeltal Maya ⓘ
surface form: Tzeltal language
locatedIn southeastern Mexico ⓘ
State of Chiapas ⓘ
surface form: state of Chiapas
partOf Maya lowlands ⓘ
surface form: Maya Forest region

Mesoamerican Biological Corridor ⓘ
threatenedBy agricultural encroachment ⓘ
cattle ranching expansion ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
illegal logging ⓘ
tourismType archaeological tourism ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

State of Chiapas → containsRegion → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
southern Mexico → hasProtectedArea → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
subject surface form: Southern Mexico
Chiapas → containsRegion → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
Lacandon → spokenInRegion → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
Maya Biosphere Reserve → partOf → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maya Forest
Bonampak → locatedIn → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve → locatedIn → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve → partOf → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Selva Lacandona
Lacantún Biosphere Reserve → locatedIn → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
Lacantún Biosphere Reserve → partOf → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lacandon rainforest region
Tzeltal Maya → region → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Selva Lacandona foothills
Tzeltal people → mainSettlementRegion → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Selva Lacandona region
Mesoamerican forests → contains → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maya Forest
Mesoamerican forests → contains → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Selva Lacandona
Misol-Ha → region → Lacandon Jungle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Selva Lacandona area of Chiapas