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163:Ceiba State Reserve
103:Governing body
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1038:Parques Nacionales
962:Conservation Zones
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867:Inés María Mendoza
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1118:Categories
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768:Toro Negro
693:Cambalache
586:Río Icacos
483:2021-10-09
458:2021-10-09
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403:References
261:OE-1996-57
211:sections.
165:(Spanish:
1144:Mangroves
753:Río Abajo
713:Guajataca
708:Cerrillos
632:Cabo Rojo
568:El Yunque
267:Geography
123:.gobierno
68:Elevation
49:Geography
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688:Boquerón
642:Desecheo
386:See also
350:Seagrass
287:mangrove
227:in 1941.
187:mangrove
169:), is a
54:Location
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733:Maricao
718:Guánica
683:Aguirre
652:Vieques
637:Culebra
614:El Toro
533:Federal
417:"Ceiba"
309:Ecology
303:organic
281:Geology
272:Climate
241:Naguabo
237:Fajardo
215:History
209:Fajardo
183:Fajardo
155:Spanish
132:Ecology
114:Website
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299:saline
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356:Fauna
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