Cuenca del Lago Atitlán
IUCN IIIMultiple Use Area · 1955
1 100 km²
Municipality · GTM
Chichicastenango
Guatemala
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
432
Observations
6 824
Area
241,3km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 28 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
RègnesAnimalPlanteChampignonBacterie
RelationsPredationParasitismeSymbiosePollinisation
StatutEn dangerVulnérableProtégéeEndémique
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Chichicastenango : 16 espèces dont 1 patrimoniale (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 45 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 11.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 13 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Espèces affichées
29
Interactions affichées
45
Connectance
0.111
Patrimoniales
1
Plus dense que (national)0 %(top 100%)
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
432 distinct species · 6 824 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
14,9°C
Annual rain
1 688mm
Warmest m°
22,0°C
Coldest m°
8,8°C
Elevation: 2 220 m on average (min 1 661 m, max 2 731 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
14,9°C
Annual rain
1 688mm
Warmest month
22,0°C
Coldest month
8,8°C
Mean alt.
2 220m
Min
1 661m
Max
2 731m
Std. dev.
240m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
37,6g/kg
Clay
25,4%
Sand
42,6%
Silt
32,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: vaGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
52,2g/kg
Clay
24,3%
Sand
43,1%
Silt
32,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
37,8g/kg
Clay
24,7%
Sand
43,1%
Silt
32,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,9
Org. C
22,9g/kg
Clay
27,3%
Sand
41,5%
Silt
31,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest62.6%
Crops9.1%
Built-up3.4%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)24.8%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 11 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
71,1km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
1 741km²
Discharge in basins
8,2m³/s
Mean precip.
1 180mm/an
Mean T°
17,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,16
Mean runoff
1 110mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 869m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (11, ord ≥ 4)
- Río Motaguaord 6len here21.95 km3%total702 km
- Río Guexá o Nombre de Diosord 3len here13.00 km45%total29 km
- Río Chucojomord 2len here10.60 km66%total16 km
- Río Selapecord 3len here8.87 km84%total11 km
- Río Molinoord 3len here5.88 km100%total6 km
- Río El Arcoord 4len here4.06 km33%total12 km
- Río Semejáord 1len here3.83 km100%total4 km
- Río Xalbaquiejord 2len here1.16 km14%total9 km
- Río Quiejelord 1len here0.67 km100%total1 km
- Río Xepocolord 2len here0.59 km9%total6 km
- Rio Agua Escondidaord 1len here0.52 km15%total3 km
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
6hab/km²
Night light
0,4nW
Built-up
337,4%
Pesticides
80,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN IV · 2IUCN III · 1
Los Altos de San Miguel Totonicapán
IUCN IVRegional Municipal Park · 1997
121 km²
Astillero Municipal de Tecpán
IUCN IVRegional Municipal Park · 2000
16 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN