The Selva Maya, for its cultural and natural wealth, offers several options of ethnic, archaeological, ecological and adventure tourism. In this region, together with civil society, municipal governments and Natural Protected Areas offices;
On February 5, 1990, the Maya Biosphere Reserve (RBM), the largest Protected Area in Guatemala, with an area of 21,602.04 km² was declared. It occupies the northern half of the Department of Petén in Gautemala.