Guánica State Forest
The Guánica State Forest, popularly known as the Guánica Dry Forest is a subtropical dry forest located in southwest Puerto Rico. The area was designated as a forest reserve in 1919 and a United Nations Biosphere Reserve in 1981.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: state forest in Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Bosque Estatal de Guánica”, “Guanica Biosphere Reserve”, “Guanica Commonwealth Forest”, “Guánica Forest”, “Guanica Forest Reserve”, and “Reserva Forestal Guanica”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cayos de Caña Gorda and Guanica Lighthouse.
Cayos de Caña Gorda
Island
The Cayos de Caña Gorda is a group of three uninhabited, mangrove-covered keys, located at off the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico. They belong to barrio Carenero of Guánica municipio.
Guanica Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Guánica Light was a historic lighthouse located in the municipality of Guánica, Puerto Rico in the Guánica State Forest. It was first lit in 1893 and deactivated in 1950.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Guánica.
Guánica
Guánica is a town and municipality in southern Puerto Rico, bordering the Caribbean Sea, south of Sabana Grande, east of Lajas, and west of Yauco. It is part of the Yauco metropolitan statistical area. Guánica barrio-pueblo, also known as Pueblo de Guánica, is the downtown of the municipality.
Guánica State Forest
- Categories: state forest, protected area, forest, recreation area, and coastline
- Location: Yauco, Porta Caribe, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
17.94369° or 17° 56′ 37″ northLongitude
-66.8708° or 66° 52′ 15″ westElevation
128 metres (420 feet)Open location code
779MW4VH+FMOpenStreetMap ID
way 44106491OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Guánica State Forest” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bosque Estatal de Guanica”
- French: “forêt d’État de Guánica”
- French: “Forêt d’État de Guánica”
- Spanish: “Bosque de Guánica”
- Spanish: “Bosque estatal de Guanica”
- Spanish: “Bosque estatal de Guánica”
- Spanish: “Bosque Nacional de Guánica”
- Spanish: “Bosque Seco de Guánica”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Carenero and La Luna.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Guilligan’s Island and Playa Isla Guilligan.
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