Guánica State Forest

Guánica State Forest is a protected subtropical dry forest in southwestern Puerto Rico and, at about 10,000 acres, the largest of the island’s state forests. Spanning Guánica, Guayanilla, Peñuelas, Ponce, and Yauco, it is widely regarded as the best preserved subtropical dry forest in the Caribbean. First protected in 1919, it later gained recognition as a United Nations Biosphere Reserve, a nature reserve, and an Important Bird Area. Its dry climate, karst terrain, and varied coastal and forest habitats give it exceptional scientific value, supporting about half of Puerto Rico’s birds, numerous endemic and endangered plants, and the last natural population of the Puerto Rican crested toad.

Puerto Rico · United States