Puerto Rico

Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge Cabo Rojo NWR, on the southwestern side of Puerto Rico, was established in 1974 when 587 of land were obtained from the Cental Intelligence Agency as an upland buffer for the Cabo Rojo Salt Flats (a potential Western Hemisphere Shorebird reserve) and its ...

The Caribbean National Forest, is located in the Sierra de Luquillo Mountains, approximately 25 miles northeast of the San Juan metro area. It encompasses over 28,000 acres of land (I 1, 500 hectares), making it the largest block of public land in the Island of Puerto Rico. CNF, locally ...

The refuge has diverse habitats including sub-tropical dry forests, mangroves, brush, grasslands and 22 small islands. The small rocky cays serve as temporary home to 13 species of nesting seabirds. The larger cays consist of sub-tropical dry forest habitats. The largest refuge seabird colony is on ...

Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge The island of Desecheo is located 14 miles west of Puerto Rico and is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the north and the Caribbean Sea on the south. The refuge encompasses the entire rugged island. From 1940 to 1952 the island ...

The Jobos Bay Reserve is the second largest estuarine area in Puerto Rico. It encompasses a chain of 15 tear shape mangrove islets known as Cayos Caribe and the Mar Negro area in western Jobos Bay. The Cayos Caribe islets are fringed by coral reefs and seagrass beds, with ...

Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge The present lagoon is a remnant of what was once a large open expanse of water and one of the most important freshwater habitats for migratin waterfowl and aquatic birds in Puerto Rico. Due to agricultural practices, about 90 percent of the ...

The Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico's mission is to further the knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of Puerto Rican art from colonial times to the present. The museum collects, cares for, interprets, exhibits and disseminates knowledge of Puerto Rican art but also exhibits art from other countries in ...

El Parque Nacional Boquerón inició sus servicios en el 1966 con 154 cabañas. Para junio de 1996, se construyeron 42 villas y luego por la demanda que este Parque Nacional tiene se construyeron 100 villas más, inauguradas en junio de 2003. Tanto las cabañas como las villas tienen capacidad máxima ...

Desde hace millones de años las aguas subterráneas del Río Camuy han sido responsables de la ampliación del sistema masivo de cavernas. Este sistema de cuevas, por sus características y con una extensión de 15 kms., rivaliza con los más importantes del mundo. Este tesoro subterráneo ubicado en unas 300 ...

En el Parque Nacional Monte del Estado se puede apreciar la belleza de la naturaleza en nuestras cálidas cabañas. Este Parque cuenta con 24 cabañas equipadas con calentador de agua y chimenea (No incluyen almohadas, fundas ni sábanas). En el 2005, se inauguró el Primer Parque Ecológico, localizado al lado ...

El Parque Nacional Punta Guilarte consta de 28 cabañas con vista al mar y 32 villas en un paseo tablado. Este Parque Nacional tiene dos piscinas con rampas para personas con necesidades especiales. Tanto las cabañas como las villas tienen capacidad máxima para seis personas; ambas constan de dos habitaciones ...

Al Este de Puerto Rico se encuentra el Parque Nacional Punta Santiago con 36 cabañas y 63 villas con terrazas, construidas en módulos de tres para así disfrutar de una hermosa vista al mar. Tanto las cabañas como las villas tienen capacidad máxima para seis personas; ambas constan de ...

Este Parque Nacional que comenzó sus servicios en 1990, posee 32 cabañas y 120 villas. Tanto las cabañas como las villas tienen capacidad máxima para seis personas; ambas constan de dos habitaciones una matrimonial y otra con dos literas (No incluyen almohadas, fundas ni sábanas), cocina con tope de ...

An island on the periphery of the "New World" empire, Puerto Rico served as a Spanish fortress designed to protect Spain's American holdings. San Juan National Historic Site, includes forts, bastions, powder houses, wall and El Ca*uelo Fort, also called San Juan de la Cruz?defensive fortifications that once surrounded ...

The Museum and Center for Humanistic Studies was founded at the university in 1981. It is devoted to the study and preservation of the cultural, historical, artistic heritage of Puerto ...

The refuge contains several ecologically distinct habitats including; beaches, coastal lagoons, mangrove wetlands, and upland forested areas. Some of excellent examples of sub-tropical dry forest in the Caribbean can be found on refuge lands. The marine environment surrounding the refuge contains coral reefs and ...