Río Abajo State Forest

Rio Abajo State Forest is a forest preserve in Puerto Rico owned by the Department of Natural Resources and one of the 20 state forests in the island. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1980 and constitutes an area of 3,590 acres.

Type: Nature reserve
Description: state forest in Puerto Rico
Also known as: “Bosque Estatal de Rio Abajo” and “Río Abajo Forest”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cueva Ventana.

Cueva Ventana

Cave

Photo: Tom Vazquez, Public domain.

Cueva Ventana is a large cave situated atop a limestone cliff in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, overlooking the Río Grande de Arecibo valley. It is visible from the PR-123 but is accessible from a trail that begins adjacent to a Puma Energy gas station located along PR-10 on kilometer 75.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Utuado.

Utuado

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Utuado is a historic mountain town and municipality of Puerto Rico located along the island's mountainous Cordillera Central region. Utuado, originally known as Otoao, is most famous for its indigenous heritage, its colonial downtown, its coffee industry and its natural landmarks.

Río Abajo State Forest

Categories: state forest, forest, and recreation area
Location: Arecibo, Northern Coast, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

18.33982° or 18° 20′ 23″ north

Longitude

-66.71006° or 66° 42′ 36″ west

Elevation

341 metres (1,119 feet)

Open location code

77CM87QQ+WX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 269056697

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

GeoNames ID

4562932

Wikidata ID

Q3728423

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Río Abajo State Forest” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Bosque Estatal de Río Abajo”
Hausa: “Dajin Jahar Rio Abajo”
Japanese: “リオ・アバホ国有林”
Spanish: “Bosque de Río Abajo”
Spanish: “Bosque estatal de Río Abajo”
Spanish: “Bosque Río Abajo”

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