El Yunque National Forest

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"The only tropical rainforest within the U.S. National Forest System, crisscrossed by hiking trails and threaded with rivers and hidden waterfalls; highlights include natural swimming holes like Charco El Hippie and the Yokahú Tower, which affords panoramic canopy vistas from an elevation of more than 1,500 feet. The surrounding area also supports a farm-to-table dining scene, exemplified by Bacoa Finca + Fogón." - Carley Rojas Avila Carley Rojas Avila Carley Rojas Avila is a bilingual travel writer, editor, and content marketer. She is an expert on Latin America, the Caribbean, and Cuba, as she lived and worked in four different countries in that region. Carley founded the digital travel publications Loosely Local and Home to Havana. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines