El Yunque isn’t set up for camping, although there is the option for overnighting in Casa Cubuy, an eco-lodge on the south side of the forest. The ten-room lodge is set on lush rainforest ...

El Yunque is the only tropical rainforest in the U.S. National Forest System, and one of the oldest reserves in the western hemisphere — first set aside in 1876 when Puerto Rico was part of Spain.

If your idea of a successful Puerto Rican vacation sounds like relaxing by the turquoise waters of San Juan while sipping on pitorro, you're definitely not wrong. The Island of Enchantment offers ...

Every step squished as my foot disappeared up to my ankle in orange-brown mud on the El Toro National Recreation Trail. Glad to have picked up a walking stick, I ...

Designed by Puerto Rican firm Sierra Cardona & Ferrer (now SCF Arquitectos), the original center opened in 1996 at the nearly 29,000-acre El Yunque National Forest, which is largely located within ...

El Yunque National Forest was once one of the most visited places on the island. Five months later, it’s closure leaves a gaping hole in the economy. In the storm’s immediate aftermath, earnings tied ...

The trees in the El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico were raked bare by Hurricane Maria. Grizelle Gonzalez from the International Institute of Tropical Forestry talks with NPR's Melissa Block.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The U.S. government announced a $1 million investment on Monday to establish a park-and-ride system for Puerto Rico's El Yunque National Forest.. Some 1.2 million people ...

Yokahú Tower in El Yunque National Forest. (FOX photo / file) El Yunque is the only tropical rainforest in the U.S. National Forest System and represents 20% of Puerto Rico’s tourism economy.