Julio Enrique Monagas Park

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Julio Enrique Monagas Park (Spanish: Parque Julio Enrique Monagas, sometimes referred to as Julio Enrique Monagas National Park or Parque nacional Julio Enrique Monagas) is an urban state park and recreational area located in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.^[1] The park is named after Julio Enrique Monagas, the first director of Puerto Rico's Public Recreation and Parks Commission and also considered the father of the Olympic movement in Puerto Rico. Before its establishment in 1993, the area was a military installation during the Second World War, and many of the bunkers and ammunition warehouses are still preserved within the area. The park today contains several hiking trails, paths for mountain biking, playgrounds for children, gazebos for picnics, and areas for horse-riding. Climbing is also allowed in some of the limestone cliffs, locally known as mogotes.^[2]

The park is managed by the Compañía de Parques Nacionales de Puerto Rico, which serves as the department of parks and recreation of the territory, although everyday management is done by the Centro Ambiental Santa Ana, established by Frank H. Wadsworth in 2006.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Julio Enrique Monagas National Park". Discover Puerto Rico. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
^ "Julio Enrique Monagas National Park, Bayamón, Puerto Rico | Top 10 Puerto Rico". 2019-10-27. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
^ "Suprising [sic] Discoveries at Julio Enrique Monagas Park". www.puertoricodaytrips.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
^ "Parque Nacional Julio Enrique Monagas". Estuario (in European Spanish). 2021-02-02. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2022-02-12.

Protected areas of Puerto Rico

Federal

National Estuarine Research Reserves	Bahía de Jobos
National Forests	El Yunque
National Wild and Scenic Rivers	Río Icacos Río Mameyes Río de la Mina
Wilderness Areas	El Toro
National Wildlife Refuges	Cabo Rojo Culebra Desecheo Laguna Cartagena Vieques

Commonwealth

State Forests	Aguirre Boquerón Cambalache Carite Ceiba Cerrillos Guajataca Guánica Guilarte Los Tres Picachos Maricao Monte Choca Nuevo Milenio Piñones Río Abajo San Patricio Susúa Toro Negro Vega
Other Forests	Bosque del Pueblo
Nature Reserves	Aguas Buenas Cave System Cabezas de San Juan Caja de Muertos Caño Martín Peña Caño Tiburones Cerro Las Tetas Cibuco Swamp Condado Lagoon Cueva del Indio Cuevas Las Cabachuelas Hacienda Belvedere Humacao Nature Reserve Joyuda Lagoon Inés María Mendoza La Cordillera Reef La Parguera Las Bocas Canyon Mona and Monito Islands Northeast Ecological Corridor Planadas-Yeyesa Punta Cucharas Punta Guaniquilla Puerto Mosquito Punta Petrona San Cristóbal Canyon San Juan Ecological Corridor Tortuguero Lagoon Tourmaline Reef
Conservation Easement Sites	El Rabanal Foreman Conservation Easement Montes Oscuros Palmas del Mar Tropical Forest
Conservation Zones	Northern Karst
Marine Reserves	Isla Verde Reef
Protected Natural Areas	La Robleda Natural Protected Area Sierra Pandura
Research Reserves	Mata de Plátano Field Station Sierra de Jájome
Parques Nacionales	Parque Nacional de las Cavernas del Río Camuy Julio Enrique Monagas Park

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