Guatemala · national park
Dulce River
Dulce River is a national park in Guatemala, established in 1955, covering 130 km² (50 sq mi). It is the #6 largest of Guatemala's 24 national parks. River in Guatemala.
- Area
- 130 km²
- Established
- 1955
- Nearest airport
- PBR · 31 km
Nearest airports to Dulce River
- 1 PBR31 kmstraight line
- 2 PLJ103 kmstraight line
- 3Ramón Villeda Morales International AirportSAP107 kmstraight line
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Dulce River is one of 24 national parks in Guatemala — river in Guatemala. It covers 130 km² (13,000 ha) — about 1.2 times the size of Paris, making it the #6 largest national park in Guatemala (1.9% of the country's national park area).
History and protection
The park was established in 1955, 71 years ago, which makes it the oldest national park in Guatemala.
Visiting Dulce River
The closest airport is Puerto Barrios Airport (PBR), about 31 km away — around 40 minutes by car; alternatively Placencia Airport (PLJ, 103 km). Other national parks within reach include Rio Dulce National Park, Sarstoon-Temash National Park (169 km²), Cuevas del Silvino (0 km²) and Rio Blanco Nationalpark (0 km²) — easy to combine on one trip.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.