Guajataca State Forest Spanish: Bosque Estatal de Guajataca
Geography
Location
Isabela
Elevation
1,100 feet (340 m)
Area
2,357 cuerdas (2,289 acres)
Administration
Status
Public, Commonwealth
Governing body
Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA)
Website
www.drna.pr.gov
Ecology
Ecosystem(s)
Subtropical moist broadleaf forest
Guajataca State Forest (Spanish: Bosque Estatal de Guajataca) is one of the 20 forests that make up the public forest system of Puerto Rico. The Guajataca Forest is located in the northwestern part of Puerto Rico, along the Northern Karst zone in the municipality of Isabela and municipality of Quebradillas, and is near Camuy and San Sebastián. The forest is renowned for its ecological diversity, the mogotes and karstic formations, and its numerous caves and canyons. It also has the largest trail system of any Puerto Rican state forest.[1]
^Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, Departamento de Recursos Naturales y Ambientales. "Bosque Estatal de Guajataca" (PDF). drna.pr.gov.
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