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In 1999, the FWS purchased and added to the refuge the Cabo Rojo Salt Flats, a historic salt mining site located near the Los Morrillos Lighthouse. This site dates to 700 C.E. and is considered one of the oldest industries in the Americas. [2] Caborrojeños Pro Salud y Ambiente, a local civic group, runs a visitor center in the salt flats area. [3]
Cabo Rojo (red cape in English) derives its name from both the reddish color of its salt-flats and the reddish tint that characterizes the seaside cliffs along its southern coast. According to legend, the name was given by Christopher Columbus himself.
The organization partnered with the US Fish & Wildlife Service to preserve and manage the Cabo Rojo Salt Flats. [4] CPSA promotes efforts to preserve the indigenous flora and fauna of the Cabo Rojo area. [5] The organization created and manages the Centro Interpretativo, a visitors' center in the Salinas area, near the Los Morrillos Lighthouse.
Boquerón State Forest (Spanish: Bosque Estatal de Boquerón) is one of the 20 forestry units that make up the public forest system of Puerto Rico.Despite its name, the Boquerón State Forest is not only located in Boquerón, Cabo Rojo but also spans almost 5,000 acres across the municipalities of Cabo Rojo, Lajas and Mayagüez.
Los Morrillos de los Cabos Rojos (Spanish for "the little promontories of the red capes") or more commonly known as Los Morrillos de Cabo Rojo, is a cape and tombolo landform located in southwestern Puerto Rico in the municipality of Cabo Rojo. Los Morrillos is an excellent example of a tombolo, or a tied island, with two sand pits.
Some environmentalists say Eramet's project is the latest threat to previously untouched salt flats. "They are a perfect system of equilibrium, of life," said Mara Puntano, an activist in Salta ...
Cabo Rojo: 2000 300 One of the only two natural reservoirs in Puerto Rico. It attracts many species of migratory birds, particularly waterfowl. In addition to its ecological value the lagoon is important for the nearby fishing village of the same name. [33] Managed as a unit of the wider Boquerón State Forest. [34] 24 La Cordillera Reef ...
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