Lagunas de Montebello National Park

Lagunas de Montebello
National Park
Parque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello
Lake Tziscao
Location of park in Mexico
LocationChiapas, Mexico
Nearest cityComitán
Coordinates16°07′N 91°42′W / 16.117°N 91.700°W / 16.117; -91.700
Area6,411 hectares (15,840 acres)
Established1959
Governing bodyComisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas
Official nameParque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello
Designated27 November 2003
Reference no.1325

Lagunas de Montebello, or Montebello Lakes, (Spanish: Parque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello) is a national park in the Mexican state of Chiapas, near the border with Guatemala, comprising 59 multi-colored lakes in a pine forest and two Maya ruins. It was the first national park in Chiapas when created in 1959, and in 2009 the park was designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.