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Maricao State Forest, Puerto Rico<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Maricao State Forest is the best place to find the rare\u00a0Elfin Woods Warbler<\/a><\/strong>, among other montane species such as\u00a0Puerto Rican Tanager<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 The main road through Maricao runs along the spine of the island\u2019s tallest mountain range, the Cordillera Central, with several short trails that provide access to the cloud forest.\u00a0 It is also the last stronghold of the \u201cPuerto Rican Sharp-shinned Hawk\u201d<\/a><\/strong>, which may qualify as a separate species but in is imminent danger of going extinct before gaining that recognition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Orientation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Directions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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A little over two hours\u2019 drive (170 km) southwest of San Juan, 50 minutes (50 km) west of Ponce, and 45 minutes (25 km) east of Mayag\u00fcez.<\/p>

Several routes lead to Maricao State Forest, all on narrow, twisty mountain roads.\u00a0 The most efficient access is from the southeast, via Sabana Grande.\u00a0 Travelers on a circuit may prefer to arrive from the west through Mayag\u00fcez or the interior through Lares.\u00a0 These roads are scenic, but slow.<\/p>

From downtown Sabana Grande, take Calle 65 de Infanter\u00eda (which becomes PR-120) north\u2014follow the signs to \u201cMonte de Estado.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0This road winds up steeply into the hills and after 11 km (at the junction with PR-366) becomes the Ruta Panor\u00e1mica through Maricao State Forest.\u00a0\u00a0The drive from Sabana Grande takes about 20 minutes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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