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Carite State Forest (Spanish: Bosque Estatal de Carite) is a state forest and nature reserve located in the Sierra de Cayey mountain range in southeastern Puerto Rico.The forest extends over approximately 2,600 hectares (6,500 acres) and is located in the municipalities of Caguas, Cayey, Guayama, Patillas and San Lorenzo.
Carite was in Spain's gazetteers [6] until Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and became an unincorporated territory of the United States.
Lago Carite is a lake located in the municipality of Guayama on the island of Puerto Rico. The lake was created in 1913 [2] and serves as a reservoir for irrigation and potable water. The lake receives flow from the La Plata River and can be used for fishing and recreation. The name of the lake comes from the area where it is located.
The first protected forests in Puerto Rico were designated not for their ecological value but for their industrial timber utility in the form of Spanish Crown Lands under the Inspección de Montes, the equivalent of the Spanish Colonial Forest service. El Yunque, for example, was the first forested area to receive this designation in Puerto ...
The Guavate-Carite Forest, a 2,400-hectare (6,000-acre) nature reserve is inhabited by 50 species of birds, ... Comunidades Especiales de Puerto Rico ...
Although Puerto Rico has no natural units in the National Park System, the biodiversity of the island is recognized and protected through a national forest, a national wildlife refuge, a national wilderness, and numerous state parks (called national parks in Puerto Rico [1]), nature reserves, state forests, wildlife preserves and other ...
A massive power outage blanketed most of Puerto Rico early Tuesday, leaving more than 1.2 million people without electricity. Here's what to know about the blackout and Luma Energy, which handles ...
Carite may refer to: Carites, a people mentioned in the Bible; Carite, Guayama, Puerto Rico, barrio in Puerto Rico; Carite Lake in Puerto Rico; Carite State Forest in Puerto Rico; ARV Carite, a Venezuela submarine; Cero (fish), also called carite