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Are there National Parks to visit and where?

Honduras is home to over 100 protected areas. These areas range from National Parks, Wildlife Reserves to Biospheres. The country has a lot to offer for nature lovers. The best spots being the National Parks, Pico Bonito near La Ceiba and the Cerro Azul Meambar near Lago Yojoa both offer good tourist facilities and a range of trails to explore the tropical forest.

Cuero y Salado Wildlife Reserve near La Ceiba and Punta Sal and Punto Izopo National Parks near Tela all offer good mangrove areas and coastal lagoons to explore. While the National Parks of Cusuco near San Pedro Sula, Celaque near Gracias and La Tigra near Tegucigalpa all offer good cloudforest to explore.

To add to this the vast Mosquita region is home to the Rio Platano Biosphere, Tawanka Reserve and the Patuca National Park. These protected areas and the adjoining protected areas in Nicaragua make up the largest area of tropical forest north of the amazon basin.