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Guánica State Forest
LocationPuerto Rico, USA
Nearest cityGuánica
Area9,878 acres (40 km²)[1]
Established1919
Governing bodyDepartment of Natural Resources of Puerto Rico
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Guánica State Forest (Spanish: Bosque Estatal de Guánica) is a subtropical dry forest located in southwest Puerto Rico. The area was designated as a forest reserve in 1919 and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1981.[2] It has been described as the best preserved, subtropical forest and the best example of dry forest in the Caribbean.[3]

  1. ^ "Areas Protegida: Bosque Estatal de Guánica" (in Spanish). Retrieved November 26, 2006.
  2. ^ "2006 Federal Register, 71 FR 48883". Retrieved November 26, 2006.
  3. ^ Ewel, J.L. & J.L. Whitmore. 1973. The ecological life zones of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. USDA For. Serv. Res. Pap. ITF-18.