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A map of hiking trails and landmarks along PR-191 in El Yunque National Forest. Hiking is probably the most popular activity in El Yunque National Forest. [36] The forest offers several trails with varying difficulties. [37] The 35.9-mile (57.8 km) long Puerto Rican Northeast Trail also connects to and traverses through El Yunque. [38]
El Yunque or El Yunque Peak (Spanish: Pico El Yunque) (Taíno: Yukiyu [1]) is a mountain located fully within the boundaries of the El Yunque National Forest, part of the U.S. Forest Service, which is the only tropical rainforest under the U.S. Forest Service jurisdiction. It is located in the municipality of Río Grande.
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 ...
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Los Picachos is a mountain peak of El Yunque massif located immediately to the southeast of El Yunque's main peak in the Sierra de Luquillo. The peak consists of a high ridge made up of several smaller peaks (which gives the mountain its name) and it is one of the highest peaks of El Yunque National Forest that can be reached by a hiking trail ...
The summit of the mountain range is El Toro at 3,526 ft. (1,075 m), and its most recognizable peak is El Yunque at 3,461 ft. (1,054 m). [1] As the location of El Yunque National Forest, the Sierra de Luquillo is a popular destination among domestic and foreign tourists. Topographical map of Puerto Rico with the Sierra de Luquillo in the northeast