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America’s "Island of Enchantment": Environmental Hazards and Hope in Puerto Rico

Its nickname is “Isla del Encanto,” or “Island of Enchantment,” and on the surface, Puerto Rico seems to fulfill every paradisiacal promise made about it by glossy travel magazines. The 111 x 36 mile island has a remarkable range of geological, biological, and habitat diversity, including a rain forest, a dry forest, mangroves, karst formations, three bioluminescent bays, and one of the largest underground cave systems in the world.

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America’s "Island of Enchantment": Environmental Hazards and Hope in Puerto Rico

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