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Old 04-15-2008, 11:51 AM
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We have no rainforest, right? Puerto Rico has one but we don´t.Pity...
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Old 04-15-2008, 12:03 PM
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We have no rainforest, right? Puerto Rico has one but we don´t.Pity...
I know that Polo in the southwest is considered close to being a rain area, thus this produces incredibly good coffee.

I would think that areas such as Jarabacoa and Costanza have there rain areas.

El Junque in PR is a very touristy area because it is easily accessible. But I'n certain that DR has areas that are not as easily accessible.
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Old 04-15-2008, 12:48 PM
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Parque Nacional Sierra de Baoruco is considered to be rainforest and I believe the one park near Jarabacoa is considered to be a cloud rainforest- Ebano verde trees...etc.
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Although some people seem to say there is one in Barahona in the mountains near Haiti. I guess PR has it wrong when they say they are the only rainforest in the Caribbean
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Old 04-15-2008, 02:29 PM
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None of the Caribbean Islands have a rainforest like the ones in Colombia, Ecuador or Costa rica...However, I have read that Loma Quita Espuela up in SFM, is what comes close to what a rainforest is.

We have other forests, just not this type of forest.
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I believe that Loma Quita Espuela is classified as a cloud forest, but not a rainforest per se.
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National Geographic has just done a short on Loma Quita Espuela. I will try to get the link to post here.
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From what I read on their web site, they are a bosque humedo, which I would translate as rain forest. Tropical rain forest. Fundación Loma Quita Espuela
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Old 04-15-2008, 03:53 PM
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I confirmed with LQE that it is a rain forest.

See the video of National Geographic.

VIDEO: Chocolate to Save Forests?

The video calls it "the largest remaining rain forest on the island".
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Plenty of forest like this, ..



..but no official rain forest.
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