Type of Attraction: General Attraction
Summary:The visitors' entrance to the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary is located at Maya Centre, which is at Mile 15 of the Southern Highway in the Stann Creek District.
Description: The visitors' entrance to the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary is located at Maya Centre, which is at Mile 15 of the Southern Highway in the Stann Creek District. The Cockscomb Basin headquarters is located some 6 1/2 miles west of the visitors' entrance to the sanctuary. Situated within the shadows of the Maya Mountains, the sanctuary encompasses some 100,000 acres of tropical moist forest that rises from 300 feet above sea level to approximately 3675 feet at the summit of Victoria Peak.
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