Mesoamerican Barrier Reef Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
protected area in Mexico
About Mesoamerican Barrier Reef
The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System (MBRS) is also known as the Mesoamerican reef and often abbreviated MAR. It is composed of a string of barrier and fringing reefs, atolls and patch corals, lagoons, sea grass beds and mangrove stretching over 1,000 km (620 mi) from Isla Contoy at the tip of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, through the barrier reefs of Belize and Guatemala and then down to the Bay Islands ofHonduras. The reef system includes various protected areas and parks including the Belize Barrier Reef, Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park, Arrecifes de Xcalak National Park, Hol Chan Marine Reserve, Sian Ka'an biosphere reserve, and the Cayos Cochinos Marine Park. The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef structure is the largest coral reef in the Western Hemisphere and the second largest barri
Top Attractions in Mesoamerican Barrier Reef
Explore the best things to see and do in Mesoamerican Barrier Reef:
- ★Underwater Cleanup
Mesoamerican Barrier Reef Travel Guide Sections
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