page_title: Cuxtal Ecological Reserve
hierarchical_section_title: Cuxtal Ecological Reserve
caption_attribution_description: English: general information
context_page_description: The Cuxtal Ecological Reserve. It´s located in the south zone of Mérida municipality, between 20° 47' and 20° 55' of north latitude and 89° 33 and 89° 40' of west longitude. The Reserve limits on the north with the city of Mérida, south with the commissariat of Yaxnic and Texán Cámara, east with the municipality of Kanasín and west with the commissariat of San José Tzal and Ticimul. It provides 50% of the water in the City of Mérida and is home to 168 of bird species, most of them migratory, as well as plants, mammals, reptiles, invertebrates and amphibians. It contains 7 historic haciendas, archaeological sites, cenotes as well as a nature preservation and the Biological Sciences campus for UADY.
context_section_description: The Cuxtal Ecological Reserve (from the Mayan language meaning "life"). It´s located in the south zone of Mérida municipality, between 20° 47' and 20° 55' of north latitude and 89° 33 and 89° 40' of west longitude. The Reserve limits on the north with the city of Mérida, south with the commissariat of Yaxnic and Texán Cámara, east with the municipality of Kanasín and west with the commissariat of San José Tzal and Ticimul. It provides 50% of the water in the City of Mérida and is home to 168 of bird species, most of them migratory, as well as plants, mammals, reptiles, invertebrates and amphibians. It contains 7 historic haciendas, archaeological sites, cenotes as well as a nature preservation and the Biological Sciences campus for UADY.
caption: Entrance Cuxtal Ecological Reserve, Yucatán.
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