Sierra de Luquillo
The Sierra de Luquillo is a steep-sided, high-precipitation, and deeply-forested subrange of the Cordillera Central mountain range in the main island of Puerto Rico.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Ridge with an elevation of 649 metres
- Description: mountain range in Puerto Rico
- Also known as: “Luquillo Mountains”, “Sierra de Luguillo”, and “Sierra de Luquillo M ountains”
Places of Interest
Highlights include El Yunque National Forest and El Yunque.
El Yunque National Forest
El Yunque National Forest, in the Eastern Coast region of Puerto Rico, is the only tropical rainforest in the U.S. National Forest System.
El Yunque
Park
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El Yunque or El Yunque Peak 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. El Yunque is situated 3½ km north of Sierra de Luquillo.
Baño de Oro
Ruins
The Baño de Oro Historic Site is a historic recreation center and swimming pool located in the Baño de Oro area of El Yunque National Forest in Río Grande, Puerto Rico.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Naguabo and Villa sin Miedo.
Naguabo
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Naguabo is a municipality in the Eastern Coast region of Puerto Rico, north of Humacao and south of Ceiba and Fajardo.
Villa sin Miedo
Neighborhood
Villa Sin Miedo is a community near Río Grande, Puerto Rico. It made national headlines in Puerto Rico during a number of raids in the early 1980s, including one in which a policeman was shot to his death. Villa sin Miedo is situated 10 km west of Sierra de Luquillo.
Sierra de Luquillo
- Category: landform
- Location: Fajardo, Eastern Coast, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Sierra de Luquillo” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sierra de Luquillo”
- French: “Sierra de Luquillo”
- Spanish: “Sierra de Luquillo (Puerto Rico)”
- Spanish: “Sierra de Luquillo”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Baño de Oro Natural Area and Pico del Oeste.
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