Sightseeing to...El Yunque Rainforest

Please excuse the silence, but with the Holidays, my family and now Eli and I are sick, it has been tough to keep the blog updated. Please enjoy! 

On December 30th, we (DH, Eli, my sisters and their other halves) went on an "expedition" to El Yunque Rainforest located in Luquillo, Puerto Rico. I should add that its the only rainforest in the National Park System in the U.S. and yes, its located in our beautiful Island. Another important detail: both my sisters have "other halves", or as we say, medias naranjas! LOL That is the reason we went to the rainforest: my middle sister's boyfriend -let's call him B- is originally from South Dakota so he really wanted to go.

I had been to the forest just once before, but never to the visitor center which contains vast information regarding El Yunque, from different types of flora and fauna existing in the rainforest to the names of all the peaks in the rainforest. One fun fact I didn't know is that the name El Yunque is the name of the second tallest mountain in the forest.  

The forest has many interesting things to see, including Yokahu observation tower (yes, we went up all 96 steps and I was carrying my 17 lbs + baby) and a beautiful waterfall, La Mina, where people like to go to get in the water (to cold for my taste!).  Because we had Eli with us, I let the guys walk part of the trail to La Mina while I stayed with her.

Eli and me at the bottom of the tower

One of the views from the Observation point: the two highest peaks in El Yunque.

And what trip to El Yunque would be complete without stopping to eat frituras in Luquillo's kiosks. There we showed B what real frituras are: rellenos de papa, bacalaitos (cod fish), sorrullos de maiz, alcapurrias, piononos and even some mofongo. All in all, it was a great trip!

If you want to learn more information about our amazing rainforest, click here.  The forest opens daily from 7:30am to 6:00pm.

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