Puerto Rico Highway 191 (PR-191) is a rural road located in eastern

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and is the main access to the

El Yunque National Forest El Yunque National Forest ( es, Bosque Nacional El Yunque), formerly known as the Caribbean National Forest (or ''Bosque Nacional del Caribe''), is a forest located in northeastern Puerto Rico. It is the only tropical rainforest in the United Sta ...

Route description

PR-191 follows a north–south path through El Yunque National Forest and the Sierra de Luquillo and is divided into two non-contiguous sections. Puerto Rico Highway 191 - Signs.jpg, Puerto Rico Highway 191 signs El_Yunque_Trails_Map.png, The route of PR-191 through

Northern section

The highway begins at PR-955 in the community of Palmer in the

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. From there, it climbs into El Yunque National Forest 4 km from its beginning. Inside the forest, the road is concurrent with Forest Highway 191 and many of the forest's major attractions are along the route. At 7.8 km is the Las Cabezas Observation Point and at 8.1 km is La Coca Falls where an access gate prevent traffic on PR-191 beyond that point from 6:00 PM to 7:30 AM. The route continues past the

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(8.8 km) and Baño Grande, Baño de Oro, and an information center (11.7-11.9 km). The road is closed to public traffic through part of the forest starting at a point 13.1 km from the beginning in Palmer and immediately past PR-191's second junction with PR-9938 (which is signed "'' Ramal'' 938") and just before a junction with Forest Route 10 and near the Mount Britton and El Yunque Peak trailhead. Puerto Rico Highway 191 - 3.jpg, PR-191 at the entrance to El Yunque National Forest (southbound) Puerto Rico Highway 191 - 5.jpg, PR-191 1 km south of the terminus of the northern section (northbound) Puerto Rico Highway 191 - 6.jpg, Terminus of the northern section of PR-191 (southbound)

Southern section

The highway continues south out of El Yunque National Forest passing the village of Florida and ending again at PR-31, near Río Blanco in the municipality of Naguabo.

Major intersections

Puerto Rico Highway 191 - 1.jpg, The beginning of PR-191 in Palmer at PR-955 (facing south) Puerto Rico Highway 191 - 2.jpg, The beginning of PR-191 in Palmer at PR-955 (facing north)

References

External links

El Yunque National Forest Brochure and Map.
October 2007.

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