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Cambalache State Forest and Reserve (Spanish: Bosque estatal de Cambalache, also referred to as Parque nacional de Cambalache) [1] is a nature reserve and one of the 20 state forests in the territory of Puerto Rico. [2] [3] The Cambalache State Forest is located in the municipalities of Arecibo and Barceloneta in northern Puerto Rico. [4]
Nuevo Milenio State Forest (Spanish: Bosque Estatal del Nuevo Milenio or Bosque Urbano del Nuevo Milenio) is one of the 20 forests that make up the public forest system of Puerto Rico.
Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests are characterized by diverse species of conifers, whose needles are adapted to deal with the variable climatic conditions. [1] Most tropical and subtropical coniferous forest ecoregions are found in the Nearctic and Neotropical realms , from Mexico to Nicaragua and on the Greater Antilles , Bahamas ...
Bosque del Pueblo (People's Forest) is one of the 20 forest units that make up the public forest system of Puerto Rico. The 738-acres forest is located in the municipality of Adjuntas and it comprises a preserved zone which was endangered of being developed as a quarry between the years 1980 and 1995. [ 2 ]
La Mina Trail is closed as of 2021 due to the damage caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017. [48] La Mina Trail is a moderate to difficult 0.7-mile-long mile that starts on PR-191 close to the Palo Colorado Information Center. This is another popular hiking trail as it leads to La Mina Falls, one of the most picturesque waterfalls of the national ...
However, tropical forests are extensive, making up just under half the world's forests. [3] The tropical domain has the largest proportion of the world's forests (45 percent), followed by the boreal, temperate and subtropical domains. [4] More than 3.6 million hectares of virgin tropical forest was lost in 2018. [5] [6]
About half of the world's tropical rainforests are in the South American countries of Brazil and Peru. Rainforests now cover less than 6% of Earth's land surface. Scientists estimate that more than half of all the world's plant and animal species live in tropical rainforests.
Valdivian cloud forest Bosque de Fray Jorge in semi-arid Norte Chico. The Valdivian temperate rain forests are temperate broadleaf and mixed forests . The Valdivian and Magellanic temperate rainforests are the only temperate rain forests in South America and one of a small number of temperate rain forests in the world.