El Yunque Cloudburst Color Splash Black and White
by Shawn O'Brien
Title
El Yunque Cloudburst Color Splash Black and White
Artist
Shawn O'Brien
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art
Description
Looking through an old tower arch window out onto a cloudburst over El Yunque National Rainforest in Puerto Rico. The window view is in color, the tower wall is black and white.
El Yunque National Forest, formerly known as the Luquillo National Forest and the Caribbean National Forest, is a forest located in northeastern Puerto Rico. It is the only tropical rain forest in the United States National Forest System. The forest is commonly known as El Yunque, which may be attributed to either a Spanish approximation of the aboriginal Taino word yu-ke which means "white lands", or the word "anvil," which is yunque in Spanish. The second-tallest mountain within El Yunque is also named El Yunque. El Yunque National Rainforest is located on the slopes of the Sierra de Luquillo mountains, encompassing 28,000 acres of land, making it the largest block of public land in Puerto Rico. El Toro, the highest mountain peak in the forest rises 1,065 metres (3,494 ft) above sea level. Ample rainfall (over 200 inches a year in some areas) creates a jungle-like setting, lush foliage, crags, waterfalls and rivers are a prevalent sight. The forest has a number of trails from which the jungle-like territory's flora and fauna can be appreciated. El Yunque is also renowned for its unique Taino petroglyphs.
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April 28th, 2012
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