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El Yunque National Forest (Puerto Rico)

2 months ago By Editor

El Yunque National Forest is a forest reserve located in northeastern Puerto Rico, is located on the slopes of the Sierra de Luquillo mountains. and is the only tropical rain forest in the U.S. National Forest System. High annual rainfall creates a jungle-like setting with lush foliage, crags, waterfalls and rivers.

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Alejandro de Humboldt National Park and World Heritage Site (Cuba)

9 months ago By Editor

Alejandro de Humboldt National Park harbors some of the most significant natural habitats for the conservation of terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity in Cuba. It is of global importance as one of the most biologically diverse tropical ecosystems, in an island setting, anywhere on earth.

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Archipel de la Guadeloupe Biosphere Reserve: Guadeloupe National Park and Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin Nature Reserve

10 months ago By Editor

Guadeloupe National Park, which encompasses a tropical forest and includes La Soufrière volcano, along with the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin Nature Reserve, a marine protected area adjacent to the park, together comprise the Archipel de la Guadeloupe Biosphere Reserve.

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Arikok National Park (Aruba)

9 months ago By Editor

Approximately 18% of the total land area of Aruba is assigned as Arikok National Park in order to protect and preserve the flora, fauna, geology and historical remains present. The park hosts three primary geological formations and a variety of habitats.

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Baconao Biosphere Reserve (Cuba)

12 months ago By Editor

The Baconao Biosphere Reserve is situated in southeastern Cuba, between Santiago de Cuba and the province of Guantanamo, and includes three well-defined biogeographic zones. The area is a large park region which contains a variety of attractions in addition to wildlife refuges and coffee plantations.

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Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park and World Heritage Site (Jamaica)

11 months ago By Editor

The Blue and John Crow Mountains encompass a rugged and forested mountainous region in southeast Jamaica, which provided refuge first for the indigenous Tainos fleeing slavery and then for the formerly enslaved Maroons. Also a National Park, the area is a biodiversity hotspot for the Caribbean.

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Bonaire National Marine Park

1 year ago By Editor

The Bonaire National Marine Park is the oldest marine reserve in the world. It includes the waters around Bonaire and Klein Bonaire's reef-lined coasts. In 1999 the underwater park received the status of National Park of the Netherlands Antilles.

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Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

12 months ago By Editor

Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park is an outstanding, well-preserved example of 17th- and 18th-century military architecture in a Caribbean context. Designed by the British and built by African slave labor, the fortress is testimony to European colonial expansion.

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Buenavista Biosphere Reserve and Caguanes National Park (Cuba)

10 months ago By Editor

The Buenavista Biosphere Reserve is situated on the northern coast of Cuba. The larger marine part includes coral reefs and rocky beaches, while the terrestrial part is composed of evergreen coastal forest and mangroves. The Caguanes National Park is established around the Caguanes peninsula.

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Desembarco del Granma National Park and World Heritage Site (Cuba)

9 months ago By Editor

Desembarco del Granma National Park in southeast Cuba, includes spectacular terraces and cliffs, as well as some of the most pristine and impressive coastal cliffs bordering the western Atlantic which constitute the world’s largest, best preserved coastal limestone terrace system.

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Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park (The Bahamas)

9 months ago By Editor

The Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park is a protected area in the Bahamas. The protected area extends from Shroud Cay in the north to Bell Cay in the south, including many islands, islets, and cays in between. It was established to preserve the many underwater reefs and uninhabited cays for exploration.

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