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Mosquitia

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Mosquitia, region, Central America: see Mosquito Coast Mosquito Coast or Mosquitia , region, east coast of Nicaragua and Honduras. The name is derived from the Miskito, the indigenous inhabitants and remnants of the Chorotega. Never exactly delimited, the region is a belt c.
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It was derived from the nut of the Ojon tree and was unique to the rainforest of the Mosquitia region of Central America.
In the Mosquitia region nearly 500 species have been recorded, the north coast more than 400, the Lake Yojoa basin over 400, and 400 within the department of Copan.
While on the Caribbean coast, do not miss the isolated La Mosquitia region in the northeast, home to the UNESCO World Heritage site Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve.
 
 
 
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