ðə sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ ˈiːkoʊsˌɪstəm ɪz pəɹˈɛnɪəl tɹˈɑːpɪkəl ɹˈeɪnfˌɔːɹɪst wɪð plˈænt spˈiːsiːz sˈʌtʃ ɐz pˈɑːmz, ˈoʊk, sˈiːdɚ, məhˈɑːɡəni, plˌæɾɪmˈɪsiəm lˈɛɡjuːm fˈæmɪli, sˌæpədˈɪlə mˌænɪlkˈɑːɹɹə zæpˈoʊɾə, ɹˈʌbɚ tɹˈiːz, pˈaɪn, sˈaɪpɹəs, ɹoʊmɹˈɪloʊ ɐ tˈaɪp ʌv kənˈɪfɚ, mˌɔntɪzˈuːmə sˈaɪpɹəs, mˈæntʃɪnˌiːl, fˈaɪkəs ænd ɡæɹˈʌmboʊ sɛkɹˈoʊpiə .
The surrounding ecosystem is perennial tropical rainforest with plant species such as palms, oak, cedar, mahogany, Platymiscium (legume family), sapodilla (Manilkara zapota), rubber trees, pine, cypress, romerillo (a type of conifer), Montezuma cypress, manchineel, ficus and guarumbo (Cecropia) .