Cuxtal Ecological Reserve | |
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Ecological Preservation Area | |
  Entrance Cuxtal Ecological Reserve, Yucatán. | |
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  Cuxtal Ecological Reserve Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°51′38″N 89°37′27″W / 20.86056°N 89.62417°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Mexican States | Yucatán |
| Municipalities | Mérida Municipality |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 97316[1] |
| Area code | 999[2] |
The Cuxtal Ecological Reserve (IPA: [kuʃˈtal], from the Mayan language meaning "life") is located in the southern 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 to the north with the city of Mérida, south with the commissariats of Yaxnic and Texán Cámara, east with the municipality of Kanasín and west with the commissariats of San José Tzal and Ticimul. It provides 50% of the water in the City of Mérida and is home to 168 bird species, most of them migratory, as well as plants, mammals, reptiles, invertebrates and amphibians.[3] It contains 7 historic haciendas, archaeological sites, cenotes as well as a nature preservation and the Biological Sciences campus of the Autonomous University of Yucatán.
- ^ "Consulta Códigos Postales". Servicio Postal Mexicano. Correos de México. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Yucatan Mexico Telephone Area Codes". Travel Yucatan. Travel Yucatan. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Cuxtal Ecological Reserve". The Matrix. Enlaces y Comunicaciones del Sureste. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2015.