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Puerto Rico Forests

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The center of the island consists of hilly terrain covered with forest. Puerto Rico's Carribean National Forest (locally known as El Yunque) is the only tropical rain forest in the US national forest system. It is one of the best protected and most accessible tropical rain forests anywhere. It is one of the oldest protected natural areas in the Western Hemisphere, having been set aside in 1876. The plant life, sustained by 15 annual feet of rain, is typical of the richness of tropical rainforests: more individual species of trees (142 types) grow there than in any other national forest, many of which are two orders of magnitude bigger in surface area.

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Tropical tree trunk, El Yunque, Carribean National Forest. Puerto Rico ( color) Tropical fruit and large leaves, El Yunque, Carribean National Forest. Puerto Rico ( color) Flowers in rain forest undercanopy, El Yunque, Carribean National Forest. Puerto Rico ( color) Tropical forest scenery with flowers and waterfall. Puerto Rico (Panoramic color) Ferns in rain forest undercanopy, El Yunque, Carribean National Forest. Puerto Rico ( color) Flowers, lush foliage, and waterfall in rain forest, El Yunque, Carribean National Forest. Puerto Rico ( color) Waterfall in rain forest, El Yunque, Carribean National Forest. Puerto Rico ( color) La Coca Falls, El Yunque, Carribean National Forest. Puerto Rico ( color) La Coca Falls, El Yunque, Carribean National Forest. Puerto Rico ( color) Yokahu Tower, El Yunque, Carribean National Forest. Puerto Rico ( color) Forest-covered hill. Puerto Rico ( color) Clouds and trees. Puerto Rico ( color) Tropical forest and hills. Puerto Rico ( color) Tropical forest on hillsides. Puerto Rico ( color) Hills covered with tropical forest. Puerto Rico ( color) Tropical forest on hill. Puerto Rico ( color)
There are 16 color pictures of Puerto Rico Forests on this page