It is located in the ecological continuum of the Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo Biosphere Reserve of the Dominican Republic and contributes to the Caribbean BiologicalCorridor as an example of collaboration among countries.
The Mayangna have lived for centuries in the heart of the Mesoamerican BiologicalCorridor, in one of the last extensive areas of Central American tropical rainforest, which includes the BOSAWAS Biosphere Reserve.