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The island was originally known as Piñas, Piñero Island, or Pineapple Island. [1] In the past, the island was used to cultivate pineapple and sugar cane crops. [1] Later on for years the island was abandoned and was practically a dumpster, because of which the residents of Joyuda began referring to it as Isla de los Ratones, (transl. Island of Mice) because of the amount of rodents that ...
Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA) Caja de Muertos Nature Reserve ( Spanish : Reserva Natural Isla de Caja de Muertos ) is a nature reserve in southern Puerto Rico consisting of the islands of Caja de Muertos , Cayo Morrillito , Cayo Berbería , and their surrounding reefs and waters in the Caribbean Sea .
Some sources state there are close to 300 [1] beaches in Puerto Rico, while other sources count up to 1,200. [2] Whatever the number, the Government of Puerto Rico officially recognized 248 of them. [3]
Its tourism industry has flourished with the development of hotels and marinas, but local and international environmentalists are concerned that this development will endanger Cabo Rojo's rich and beautiful beaches, sunsets and natural resources.
Before its preservation, Icacos cay was important for the extraction of limestone for use in the sugarcane industry and construction in Puerto Rico. The conservation area that today encompasses the Cordillera Reef Nature Reserve was first designated on January 2, 1980, by the Coastal Zone Management Plan (Spanish: Plan de Manejo de la Zona Costanera) with the goal of preserving the coral reefs ...
Isla de Ratones (Spanish for mice island) is a small uninhabited island off the southern coast of Puerto Rico, off the coast of Ponce.The island is part of barrio Canas in the municipality of Ponce.
Ukraine is home to roughly 5% of the world's mineral resources, with rich deposits of titanium, uranium, iron, manganese and lithium -- as well as oil and gas.
The island, along with Monito, form part of the Mona and Monito Islands National Natural Landmark [3] which recognizes and preserves the islands' ecosystem as an outstanding example of diversity and natural history. [4] The island is home to a number of endemic species such as the Mona ground iguana and it is an important seabird area. [5]