• Key Information

  • El Yunque National Forest

  • Type
    Tropical Rainforest
  • Size
    28,000 acres
  • Other Names
    Bosque Nacional El Yunque (Spanish), Caribbean National Forest (Previous)
  • Learning Point
  • El Yunque National Forest is the only tropical rainforest in the United States National Forest System and the United States Forest Service. It contains beautiful mountains and many amazing places to see.
  • The island of Puerto Rico experiences many hurricanes, many of which have damaged the forest and the animals that live there.
  • Project
  • Draw the forest at El Yunque.
  • Location
  • Located in
    Puerto Rico
  • Fun Facts
  • The forest was a national park only four years after Yellowstone National Park was created, making it one of the oldest in the United States.
  • The forest is home to many parrots, as well as coquí, a type of frog.
  • The parrots have been close to extinction several times because of the hurricanes that have hit the island.
  • Hurricanes are formed when warm air rises over tropical oceans and seas, causing a thunderstorms that begin to spin because of the spinning of the Earth.