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The Reserve and the contiguous forested areas of the Maya Biosphere Reserve ( Reserva De La Biosfera Maya ) in the department of El Peten, Guatemala form one of the largest and least disturbed tracts of Rainforest in the Americas north of Colombia. The forest is classified as dry forest to the west and tall and medium-height subperennial rainforest to the east. It is remarkable for its small but healthy population of Jaguar s. Other cats ( Jaguarundi and Ocelot ) also live here. The fauna also includes Agouti , Spider Monkey s, Howler Monkey s, Tapir , Coati s, Ocellated Turkey s, Guan s, Toucan s, and green Parrot s. Among the trees, there are Ceiba s, Mahogany (''Swietenia''), Strangler Fig s ('' Ficus ''), chaka or chaká (''Bursera simaruba''), and Chicle or chicozapote (''Manilkara''). The reserve territory is made up of two core areas separated by a highway and connected by a small corridor. This separation is probably a severe limitation to mobility of animals between the two areas. The important Maya archeological site of Calakmul , the second largest known after Tikal , lies in the Biosphere Reserve . External links |