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  2. El Yunque National Forest - Wikipedia

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    Contrary to the popular assumption, El Yunque Peak is not the highest mountain in either the Sierra de Luquillo or Puerto Rico. The highest mountain of the Sierra de Luquillo is El Toro, also located in the national forest, while the highest mountain in Puerto Rico is Cerro de Punta in the Cordillera Central on the border between Jayuya and ...

  3. El Yunque (Puerto Rico) - Wikipedia

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    It is accessible via Mt Britton trail near the end of PR 191, which starts in PR 3 in the small town of Palmer. The best access from San Juan is via PR 66 toll express in 1 hr. which exits to PR 3. At the end of PR 191 in El Yunque there is a loop that goes to the entrance of the Mt Britton trail - close to El Yunque peak.

  4. Nature reserves in Puerto Rico - Wikipedia

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    All nature reserves in Puerto Rico are protected by Puerto Rico Law #150, [1] first approved on August 8, 1988, better known as the Puerto Rico Natural Heritage Program Act (Ley del Programa de Patrimonio Natural de Puerto Rico) that seeks to protect the natural resources of the island for the purpose of natural preservation and tourism.

  5. List of Puerto Rico state forests - Wikipedia

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    Example of a state forest landmark sign, this one for the Cueva Ventana in Guajataca.. Puerto Rico state forests (Spanish: Bosques estatales de Puerto Rico), sometimes referred to as Puerto Rico Commonwealth forests in English, [1] [2] are protected forest reserves managed by the government of Puerto Rico, particularly by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources.

  6. Mona and Monito Islands Nature Reserve - Wikipedia

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    Mona and Monito as seen from the International Space Station. Mona is the third largest island in the archipelago of Puerto Rico and the largest in the Mona Passage. It has an area of 22 square miles (57 km 2) and is located 41 miles (66 km) from the main island of Puerto Rico, and 38 miles (61 km) east of the Dominican Republic.

  7. List of islands of Puerto Rico - Wikipedia

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    Isla Palomino Cayo Icacos Cayo Aurora. This is a list of islands of Puerto Rico.. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has over 143 islands, keys, islets, and atolls.Only the main island of Puerto Rico (3,424 sq mi [8,868 km2]), and the islands of Vieques (51 sq mi [130 km 2]), and Culebra (10 sq mi [26 km 2]) are inhabited.

  8. List of protected areas of Puerto Rico - Wikipedia

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    Although Puerto Rico has no natural units in the National Park System, the biodiversity of the island is recognized and protected through a national forest, a national wildlife refuge, a national wilderness, and numerous state parks (called national parks in Puerto Rico [1]), nature reserves, state forests, wildlife preserves and other ...

  9. Puerto Rican dry forests - Wikipedia

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    Puerto Rican dry forest on Caja de Muertos, south of Ponce. The dry forest life zone exist in two areas on the island of Puerto Rico - along the south coast of the island (in the dry orographic rain shadow of the Cordillera Central) and in the northeastern corner of the island near Fajardo, where the combination of low elevation and strong winds off the ocean result in a dry environment.

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