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• Reserves

  Guanica Biosphere Reserve and State Forest

  Located on the southwest coast of Puerto Rico, within the municipality of Guanica, the Guanica Biosphere Reserve and State Forest (Bosque Estatal de Guánica) is considered to be the best example of subtropical dry forest in the Caribbean. This picturesque and ecologically significant area has been a forest reserve since 1919, with the United Nations declaring it a UNESCO International ...

• Museums

  Arecibo Observatory

  Puerto Rico, near the town of Arecibo, is home to a radar-radio telescope. This is one of the most powerful scientific instruments on the planet. It is also the biggest single-dish telescope at this time. This amazing structure is the Arecibo Observatory. This leading instrument was built in 1963 and is under the management and operation of the Cornell University. The research that is ...