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Puerto Rico Rain Forest

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Check out this drone video of the El Yanque National Forest in Puerto Rico, compliments of contributor 8 Fifth Productions.  Located in the northeastern part of this US island territory, it's the only rainforest in the US National Park system.  The park is located in the Sierra de Luquillo mountain range, and covers a land area of just over 110 square km (around 43 square mi.).  With its highest peak at a bit over 1k meters above sea level (around 3.3k ft.), parts of the park receive as much as 600 cm of rainfall per year or around 20 ft.   

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El Yunque National Forest, formerly known as the Caribbean National Forest is a forest located in northeastern Puerto Rico. It is the only tropical rain forest in the United States National Forest System and the United States Forest Service. This forest is commonly known as El Yunque, which may be attributed to either a Spanish approximation of the aboriginal Taíno word yu-ke which means "white lands", or the word "anvil," which is yunque in Spanish. The second-tallest mountain within El Yunque is also named El Yunque. El Yunque National Rainforest is located on the slopes of the Sierra de Luquillo mountains, encompassing 28,000 acres (43.753 mi2 or 113.32 km2) of land, making it the largest block of public land in Puerto Rico. The highest mountain peak in the forest rises 3,494 feet (1,065 m) above sea level. Ample rainfall (over 20 feet a year in some areas) creates a jungle-like setting—lush foliage, crags, waterfalls, and rivers are a prevalent sight. The forest has a number of trails from which the jungle-like territory's flora and fauna can be appreciated. El Yunque is also renowned for its unique Taíno petroglyphs. Indigenous people believed that El Yunque was the throne of their chief god Yúcahu, so that it is the Caribbean equivalent to Mount Olympus. El Yunque National Rainforest is currently partially closed until further notice due to Hurricane Maria. -WIKI

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