Sian Ka'an
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Sian Ka'an is a biosphere reserve in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is a Mexican national park since 1986 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
Part of the reserve is on land and part is in the Caribbean Sea including a section of coral reef. The reserve has an area of 5,280 km².
The reserve also includes some 23 known archaeological sites of the Maya civilization.
External links
- Centro Ecologico Sian Ka'an (http://www.cesiak.org/) in English and Spanish
- Sian Ka'an on World Conservation Monitoring Centre site (http://www.wcmc.org.uk:80/protected_areas/data/wh/sianka'a.html)