The Santa Ana Observation Tower (

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: ''Torre de observación de Santa Ana''), better known as the Stone Tower (''La Torre de Piedra''), is an approximately 30 feet tall observation tower located at the summit of ''Monte del Estado'', Santa Ana Peak, at the boundary between the municipalities of San Germán and

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, within the

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in southwestern

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. The tower was built in 1940 by the

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, who were also responsible for the building of trails, camps and infrastructure in other parks such as El Yunque and Toro Negro. It was added to the

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in 2016 along with other properties across Puerto Rico under the listing of New Deal Era (1931-1942) Constructions in the Forest Reserves of Puerto Rico.

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