Parque Nacional Naciones Unidas

In 1955, this protected area was one of the first to be declared a “National Park” and, under the administration of Fundación Defensores de la Naturaleza since 1997, it has become one of the most visited parks in the country and has been able to restore the biological diversity it contains. Monitoring in the park has confirmed the presence of at least 115 tree species and 165 species of fauna.

The restoration of the forest landscape of the Parque Nacional Naciones Unidas Park has been essential not only to maintain the habitat of local species, reduce the pressure on ecosystem services and improve carbon sequestration, but also to protect the forest, which is in a strategic area of the Lake Amatitlán basin.