Travel Guatemala by Martsam Travel

Bird watching:

Guatemala counts with over 700 registered birds’ species, 35 of them are endemic regional species (located between the frontiers of Guatemala and Mexico).

Also we counted on 40 approximated species that only can find in Central America and Guatemala is the perfect destination to observe the bigger population as possible.
The destinations where you observe these birds are located at places with strong cultural contents where the visitor in addition to observe birds has opportunity to interact with Mayan cultures, visiting their marketplaces and knowing their habits.

Good reasons for birds’ observation in Guatemala:

Birds’ diversity

Guatemala it has over 700 birds’ species at a territory 85 times as much small as United States (of the size of Ohio or England). Like comparison, the united States have around 800 registered species.

Endemism of birds

Guatemala has endemic regional birds’ bigger population of nuclear Central America (south of Mexico and Guatemala). Horned Guan, Azure rumped Tanager and the Pink headed Warbler between the most recognized.

Migration through the Central American isthmus

In the migrant season, the warblers largely distributed in North America ( Canada, Alaska and United States ) move over through the continent to South America. The isthmus simulates a funnel and congregates the species in a small area and all of them can be seen foraging together.
The great difference between the reproductive areas in North America and of feeding in winter in Central America, increase the density and still the more rare species can be seen easily.
Still more interesting, species that migrant on the ocean (like the Cerulean warbler), they touch at Guatemala before departing again toward South America.

Ecosystems

The diversity of ecosystems has generated, along of million years of evolution, thousands of species, many of them endemic of the country.

In order to be meeting place of two continents, here many further species of the north hemisphere in its range of distribution find themselves South, and of the southern hemisphere in his northernmost range.

Guatemala has been identified as part of the rich points of the further planet in biological diversity, and that at the same time it’s consider highly threatened.

Worldwide, the country locates within the named bioregion Mesoamerica itself, which possesses a geography and varied climate, as well as a great quantity of biomes, 20 zones of life and 33 eco regions.

For its position in the planet, Guatemala has some characteristics that they do that have a great natural richness:

It has two marine coasts, located at the region of the Atlantic and the Pacific.

It has freshwater bodies: 7 lakes, 365 lagoons and 770 lagunetas.

It has different reliefs, from very flat places like the coasts to very high places, like the volcanoes. 37 volcanoes exist at the country.

The different reliefs, water bodies and characteristics like temperature, humidity and precipitation, gives as a result a variety of ecosystems, that can be classify in 7 biomes, 14 eco regions and 14 zones of life.

The country also counts on a great cultural wealth. Count with 4 cultures: Maya (with 22 linguistic communities), garífuna, xinca and Ladino; that they interact of different form with nature. This aspect, also the fact that the country be diverse does. (CONAP)

Facilities for the traveler

Tourism is the principal source of income of the country.

In Guatemala you can find a great variety of services for the traveler like transport, information, all kinds of accommodation, including hotels surrounded by centenarian forests that are a perfect destination for wild life observation.

Our tours’ spots have been chosen carefully in a long process of quest and selection to balance quality, comfort and nature. And more importantly, our staff is highly qualified to give an attention of worldwide class.

Protected areas

The 30 percent of the country's it has been declared legally protected area and it is easy to locate forested patches anywhere. There are protected public and private areas, covering every kind of ecological regions. Most have infrastructure for tourist attention and observation of nature.

Culture, archaeology and human contact

Our ethnos, each with language, ideas, vision and clothing are an additional attraction in our journeys. Mayas cities surrounded of millenarian forests and wild life.

Scientific background

The scientists and researchers of Guatemala have produced enough scientific background that we have utilized to design our products and to guarantee services of worldwide class.