Puerto Rico
América del Norte
Parks and reserves
Guanica
The best-preserved subtropical dry forest in the Caribbean, with trees over 700 years old
View parkNational ForestEl Yunque
The only tropical rainforest in the United States National Forest System; one of the oldest forest reserves in the western hemisphere
View parkDiving and snorkelling
Desecheo Island
An uninhabited island in the Mona Passage with reefs little visited because of its distance from the main coast.
View dive siteCoral reefCulebra Island
A nature reserve with beaches and some of the best preserved coral reefs in the Puerto Rican Caribbean.
View dive siteOcean wallMona Island
An uninhabited island nicknamed the Galápagos of the Caribbean, with underwater cliffs and exceptional biodiversity.
View dive siteEspecies documentadas en Puerto Rico
151 species found
Critically EndangeredElkhorn Coral
Acropora palmata
Critically EndangeredStaghorn Coral
Acropora cervicornis
Critically EndangeredHawksbill Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
EndangeredGiant Manta
Mobula birostris
EndangeredCaribbean Reef Shark
Carcharhinus perezi
EndangeredGreen Turtle
Chelonia mydas
VulnerableSperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalus
VulnerableAmerican Crocodile
Crocodylus acutus
VulnerableLemon Shark
Negaprion brevirostris
VulnerableNurse Shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum
VulnerableLoggerhead Turtle
Caretta caretta
VulnerableLeatherback Sea Turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
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Based on what we already know about Puerto Rico.