| Updated April 2, 2009. |
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| "A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do." Walter Gagehot |
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| EL YUNQUE NATIONAL FOREST with a private Certified Interpretive Tour Guide |
| Many people say that there are no animals in the Forest because they don´t see as many animals during daylight as they expect. It will depend where, when, and how to look at Nature. When you join a night hike you have a better opportunity to experience the awakening of the Forest´s night creatures with all nocturnal orchestral sounds in crescendo. Although more sounds can be heard on the upper level, at this moment, the night hikes are offered on the lower part of the Forest for two main reasons: safety and sustainable practices. |
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| Safety. Only those with reservations are admitted to El Portal Visitors Center during the night by the Security Staff. Parking and restroom are available for our clients. In addition, we use an easy trail that allows us as many stops as necessary during our hikes. Sustainable practices. Our main goal during the night hikes is to find the coquí, walking stick, the Puerto Rican Screech Owl and Puerto Rican Boa. The nocturnal fauna of El Portal Trail includes lizards, tarantulas, geckos, scorpions, moths, grasshoppers, and other species. A trail that normally takes 15 - 20 minutes, during the night is covered in not less than 1-1/2 hour. It i offer for individuals, extended families, and groups on a private basis. In this way, we make sure that the trail is not used every night. |
Culebrón de Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Boa
Epicrates inornatus
Puerto Rican Boa
Epicrates inornatus
| El Portal Visitors Center |
- 127 species oppf terrestrial vertebrate
- 14 different lizard species
- Over 1,200 insects
Palito Viviente
Walking Stick
Walking Stick
| Coquí Común Common Coquí Eleutherodactylus coqui |
