Maya territory extends over an area of more than 450,000 square kilometers. It holds a big part of the Mexican southeast (the states of Yucatán, Campeche, Quintana Roo, and sections of Chiapas and Tabasco), and parts of Belize, Guatemala and Honduras. With huge forests, abundant sea shorelines, and a diverse vegetation and fauna, in nature, it is today one of the most colorful and abundant region in the America continent. It is very important to point out that only in Chiapas and Guatemala there are over 800 plant species and more than 1000 animal species, as well as nearly 700 kinds of birds.
The combination of the diversity of lands, climates, vegetations, and geological deposits in the Maya region, makes this wonderful diversity possible. The landscape is a genuine collage of environmental scenarios which consist of three large zones: the highlands, located between southern Guatemala and Chiapas; the southern lowlands, in the heart of the Guatemaltecan Petén and nearby regions; and the northern lowlands, located in a large part of the Yucatan peninsula.