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PLACES TO STAY
Reserve your Wilderness Retreat
Black-handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) in the wild
near El Imposible National Park near Ahuachapán is the second most important forest reserve in El Salvador for wildlife

El Imposible National Park near Ahuachapán is the second most important forest reserve in El Salvador for wildlife is one of the top spots to sight Black-handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) in the wild. Below are the best-rated places to stay within 25 km, plus tips for spotting nearby.

Black-handed Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)

BEST TIME TO SEE

Year-round in Parque Nacional Montecristo near Metapán; dawn hours produce the most vocalisations; the population is small and shy.

SIGHTING TIP

Year-round but rare. Montecristo National Park has El Salvador's last viable population; troops heard calling at dawn in cloud forest.

Coordinates

13.8000°N, 90.0000°W

HABITAT

Tall tropical and cloud forest with continuous canopy; dependent on large intact forest tracts; avoids forest edges and fragmented patches

CONSERVATION STATUS

Endangered

Hotels and Stays Nearby

Within 25 Km

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