El Yunque National Forest is the most popular and enjoyable forest in Puerto Rico. It is located in Northeaster Puerto Rico and has an area of 44.5 km. El Yunque is the only tropical rain forest protected by the United States National Forest System. Also people like it because its really safe, there are not animals that are dangerous to the people. The word Yunque comes from the work ‘Yu-ke” which means white lands and refers to the mountain tops usually covered by clouds. All of this come from the Taino Indians that lived before us. Some history is after the Spanish American war, the U.S. took over Puerto Rico and the forest became part of the U.S. forest services. The Spanish had control over the forest before the U.S. did. At El Yunque there are 50 species of birds, 8 species of lizards, 13 species of tree frog, 26 native tree species 50 species of air plants. It rains all year around and the average temperature all year is between 80 and 70 degrees. You can hike, there are multiple waterfalls and rivers that you can enjoy and restaurants.Personally I invite you to visit this forest because its a lot of fun and you will enjoy the nature so much, I'm saying this because I already experienced it.
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