Bosawás Biosphere Reserve

Bosawás Biosphere Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Peñas Blancas, part of the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve
LocationNicaragua
Coordinates14°03′43″N 85°13′16″W / 14.062°N 85.221°W / 14.062; -85.221
Area20,000 km2 (7,700 sq mi)

The Bosawás Biosphere Reserve is a tropical rainforest in Nicaragua designated as a UNESCO biosphere reserve in 1997. At approximately 20,000 km2 (2 million hectares) in size, the reserve (i.e. nucleus plus buffer zone) comprises about 15% of the nation's total land area. It is the second largest rainforest in the Western Hemisphere, after the Amazon rainforest. Bosawás is largely unexplored, and is extremely rich in biodiversity.

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