Carmelita-Mirador Circuit
The Carmelita-El Mirador circuit is located in the Northern part of the Maya Biosphere Reserve, crossing the Multiple Use Zone and the Mirador-Río Azul National Park, one of the most important heritage reserves in the world, home to more than 200 Mayan cities in a lush tropical rainforest, home to a great diversity of plants and animals.
Along 55 km of trails, you will have the opportunity to appreciate the great cities of the Preclassic period, such as El Mirador, Nakbe and El Tintal and other smaller sites, connected by a network of road extensions, which are now scattered over a unique landscape within the Mayan Forest.
The Carmelita-El Mirador circuit is located in the Northern part of the Maya Biosphere Reserve, crossing the Multiple Use Zone and the Mirador-Río Azul National Park, one of the most important heritage reserves in the world, home to more than 200 cities Mayans in a lush tropical rainforest, home to a great diversity of plants and animals.
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Campamento
Camping Area
Centro de visitantes
Visitors Center
Helipuerto
Heliport
Reserva arqueológica
Archaeological reserve
Sendero peatonal
Pedestrian trail
Sitio arqueológico
Archeological site
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Biodiversity
The territory of the ancient Mayans, where the origins of this great civilization are perceived, is now one of the regions with the greatest biodiversity in the world and one of the largest remnants of the Tropical, Humid Jungle of the continent, considered one of the lungs of the planet.
The Kan Kingdom
It was one of the two most important major regional states of the Mayan history, which was made up of a long list of major cities, as well as secondary cities and rural settlements, organized through an alliance under the leadership of the Serpent Dynasty.
About Carmelita
The Carmelita-El Mirador circuit is run by the inhabitants of Carmelita, a traditional community settled in the heart of the Selva Maya since the early 1900s, driven by the extraction of sap from chicozapote, the main economic activity at that time.
From the last century until now, the inhabitants of Carmelita live in harmony with the forest. In 1997, the Government of Guatemala granted Carmelita the Community Forestry Concession, through which the community is responsible for the protection, management and conservation of an area of 530 km2 in which more than 97% of the natural forest is conserved.
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