Indio Maiz Biosphere Reserve

The second largest biosphere reserve in Nicaragua and one of the best protected lowland tropical rainforests in Central America, Indio Maiz comprises an area of 2,700 square kilometers with the Caribbean Sea in its East boundary and Bartola River in the West. Indio Maiz is home to 65 species of mammals including four species of wild cats, 221 species of birds, 55 species of reptiles, 34 species of amphibians and 149 recorded insect species.