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using stone masonry and it was refurbished later with reinforced concrete. The pool was operational from 1934 until the latter half of the 1960s when it was closed due to safety reasons. It remained closed and abandoned until 2019 when the ruined recreational area was revitalized as a watershed
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The Baño de Oro swimming pool was the first recreation site built in El Yunque National Forest, then known as the Luquillo Forest Reserve (until 1935 when the national forest was proclaimed as the Caribbean National Forest). It was built by the
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located nearby. Although no longer in use or operational, Baño de Oro is preserved as a historic site, and it was listed in the
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for golden bath) is a historic recreation center and swimming pool located in the Baño de Oro area of
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in 1980 and it is the only contiguous area in Puerto Rico that contains a subtropical wet forest, a
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Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Puerto Rico
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Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places
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United States Department of Agriculture, El Yunque National Forest.
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property in Puerto Rico on the National Register of Historic Places
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United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
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New Deal Era Constructions in the Forest Reserves in Puerto Rico
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United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.
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on January 27, 2020, due to its importance as one of the
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Baño de Oro is located in Puerto Rico
Road 191
Río Grande, Puerto Rico
18°18′09.8″N 65°45′16.6″W / 18.302722°N 65.754611°W / 18.302722; -65.754611
Civilian Conservation Corps
Moderne
Spanish Revival
Craftsman style
100004891
Spanish
El Yunque National Forest
Río Grande, Puerto Rico
gold panning
Baño de Oro Natural Area
National Natural Landmark
rainforest
dwarf forest
Pterocarpus

Baño Grande
National Register of Historic Places
New Deal Era Constructions in the Forest Reserves in Puerto Rico
Civilian Conservation Corps
Trail in the Baño de Oro site
Endemic vegetation in the Baño de Oro Natural Area
Invader-like urban art
Invader
"Baño de Oro"

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