Central American montane forests


The Central American montane forests are an ecoregion of the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome, as defined by the World Wildlife Fund, located in mountains of Central America.

Description

Central American montane forests consist of forest patches located at altitudes ranging from, on the summits and slopes of the highest mountains in Central America, including the Sierra Madre de Chiapas. It extends from Chiapas state in southeastern Mexico, through Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, to northern Nicaragua.
The ecoregion covers an area of 2. The ecoregion has a temperate climate with relatively high precipitation levels.