Guanica Biosphere Reserve

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, inscribed 1981, in United States of America. The Guanica Forest Biosphere Reserve is located in the south-west part of Puerto Rico. It is considered the best-preserved subtropical forest and the best example of dry forest in the world. The ecosystem and vegetation systems identified in the reserve include the full sequence of vegetation succession for a coastal tropical dry forest, from coastal shrubs to evergreen and cactus forests.