Maricao State Forest
Maricao State Forest is a state forest located in the western Cordillera Central mountains of Puerto Rico. It is commonly known as Monte del Estado because it was one of the first forest reserves in Puerto Rico to be designated a state forest in its official name.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: state forest in Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Maricao Forest” and “Monte del Estado”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Torre de Piedra Viewpoint.
Torre de Piedra Viewpoint
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Joseacaraballo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Santa Ana Observation Tower, better known as the Stone Tower, is an approximately 30 feet tall observation tower located at the summit of Monte del Estado, Santa Ana Peak, at the boundary between the municipalities of San Germán and Maricao, within the Maricao State Forest in southwestern Puerto Rico.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maricao and San Germán.
Maricao
Photo: Jesse Avilés, CC BY 3.0.
Maricao is a small mountain town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the western portion of the Cordillera Central region. The area is home to the Maricao State Forest, popularly known as Monte del Estado, a fish hatchery and numerous paradores and inns housed in former coffee and tobacco plantations.
San Germán
Photo: Jmoliver, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Germán is a city of 32,000 people in the Porta del Sol region of Puerto Rico. It's best known for its Spanish colonial architecture.
Maricao State Forest
- Categories: state forest, forest, and recreation area
- Location: Sabana Grande, Porta del Sol, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.13845° or 18° 8′ 18″ northLongitude
-66.98745° or 66° 59′ 15″ westElevation
423 metres (1,388 feet)Open location code
77CM42Q7+92OpenStreetMap ID
way 269428675OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodGeoNames ID
4562930Wikidata ID
Q3728983
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Maricao State Forest” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bosque Estatal de Maricao”
- Spanish: “Bosque de Maricao”
- Spanish: “Bosque estatal de Maricao”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sector El Hoyo and Caín Alto.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mirador del Guaraguao and Mirador Falcón de Sierra.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Maricao State Forest”. Photo: cavenaghi9, CC BY-SA 2.0.