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Reserve in Yucatan, Mexico
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The Reserva de la Biósfera de Calakmul is in the state of Campeche in the Yucatán Peninsula. With more than 720,000 hectares under protection, it is Mexico's largest intact tropical forest. The Biosphere Reserve completely encompasses the large Calakmul archaeological site--a major city-state of the Maya civilization.
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Day tours and camping tours to the Calakmul archaeological site and biosphere reserve. Certified bilingual nature guide. Small and personalized groups only.
There is one road into the biosphere reserve from the main entrance. It is 60km from the entrance to the archaeological site, all of it through undeveloped jungle on a secondary road.
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