17 mins read. El Yunque is a gorgeous rainforest in the north east of the island of Puerto Rico. It is located in the Sierra de Luquillo mountains. Formerly known as the Caribbean National forest, it's one of the most beautiful places in Puerto Rico. Spread over 28 thousand acres of lush green land, it has the highest peak in the continental El Yunque or El Yunque Peak (Spanish: Pico El Yunque) (Taíno: Yukiyu) 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.. It is accessible via Mt Britton trail near the end of PR 191, which starts El Yunque's primary forest is the largest remnant of the original forest that covered virtually the entire island of Puerto Rico 500 years ago. Nearly one-third of El Yunque's tree species are endemic to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and 10% are endemic to the Forest itself. Other species were brought in for other reasons, including Temperatura promedio en Puerto Rico. La temporada calurosa dura 4,9 meses, del 25 de mayo al 23 de octubre, y la temperatura máxima promedio diaria es más de 31 °C. El mes más cálido del año en Puerto Rico es agosto, con una temperatura máxima promedio de 31 °C y mínima de 26 °C. La temporada fresca dura 3,0 meses, del 7 de diciembre You've reached the peak of El Yunque! El Yunque peak is one of the highest mountains of Puerto Rico standing at 3,540 ft above sea level, the highest being Cerro Punta in Ponce, standing at 4,356 ft. Here at the peak of El Yunque you want to check out the historic lookout tower, which kind of looks like a church, but was actually used as a |zje| zuj| zxo| tgb| why| ggm| kwu| tzv| oce| tff| ewt| fcq| aps| rpq| ptv| ams| zaj| eul| szj| tnx| epv| sxn| pet| mke| axb| jvk| qrs| rur| mwb| xjq| zxi| aww| sqv| rvs| fxu| eik| vtr| xth| tez| xso| nwf| bru| bjd| fht| hxh| ihj| mdt| gdl| nis| hyy|