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Los Tres Picachos State Forest (Spanish: Bosque Estatal de Los Tres Picachos) is one of the 20 forests that make up the public forest system of Puerto Rico.The forest is located in the Central Mountain Range or Cordillera Central, along the Los Tres Picachos mountain ridge, one of the island's highest mountains, named after the distinctive three peaks of the highest mountain in the forest.
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.
Tres Picachos (Spanish for Three Little Peaks) is one of the highest peaks in Puerto Rico at 968 meters (3,176 ft). It is located on the border between the municipalities of Ciales and Jayuya [1] in the central part of the island, and is part of the Cordillera Central. [2] [3]
Las Piedras del Collado, popularly known as Las Tetas de Cayey and sometimes as Las Tetas de Salinas, are a set of steep breast-shaped hills that dramatically rise at the southwestern crest of the Sierra de Cayey represent a geological, geographical and cultural landmark in the towns of Cayey, Salinas and central Puerto Rico as a whole. [42] 31
Entrance sign to El Yunque National Forest.. The protected areas of Puerto Rico include an array of natural areas in the archipelago of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States, managed by a number of agencies and entities belonging to both federal and commonwealth government bodies.
The peak itself, standing at 1,080 metres (3,540 feet) above sea level is not the highest in Puerto Rico or even the Sierra de Luquillo range where it is located. It is however the most famous peak due to its curious shape, its natural environment and history, and for its cultural importance to the Taino people.
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Guajataca State Forest (Spanish: Bosque Estatal de Guajataca) is one of the 20 forests that make up the public forest system of Puerto Rico.The Guajataca Forest is located in the northwestern part of Puerto Rico, along the Northern Karst zone in the municipality of Isabela and municipality of Quebradillas, and is near Camuy and San Sebastián.