{"id":1468,"date":"2022-02-01T14:54:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T20:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.messysuitcase.com\/?p=1468"},"modified":"2022-02-01T14:58:58","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T20:58:58","slug":"guanica-dry-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/01\/guanica-dry-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Guanica Dry Forest: Cacti, Cliffs and Red-Billed Oystercatchers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who would expect to see so many kinds of cacti on a tropical island? We were intrigued to view the turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea from a desert trail in Gu\u00e1nica State Forest, on the southwest end of Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A United Nations International Biosphere Reserve, the Gu\u00e1nica State Forest, also known as Gu\u00e1nica dry Fores , is one of the most extensive tropical dry coastal forests in the world, totaling around 9,000 acres. It&#8217;s a paradise for birdwatchers, and we saw many. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverpuertorico.com\/profile\/bosque-estatal-de-guanica\/8481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read all about it. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enjoy Bob&#8217;s video of our 3.7-mile hike along the rocky coast and through the desert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hiking the Guanica Dry Forest: Where the Desert Meets the Sea\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0gCERJz2FJA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our day spent hiking and beaching also presented us with captivating flora and fauna! Lisa took a few pictures of her favorites, especially the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/guide\/American_Oystercatcher\/id\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">red-billed oystercatchers<\/a>.  She guessed the name after watching them in action!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"744\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1474\" src=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1-cactus-arms-744x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1-cactus-arms-744x1024.jpg 744w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1-cactus-arms-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1-cactus-arms-768x1056.jpg 768w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1-cactus-arms-1117x1536.jpg 1117w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1-cactus-arms.jpg 1454w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><figcaption>Weird cactus tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"875\" data-id=\"1473\" src=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-cactus-sea-1024x875.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-cactus-sea-1024x875.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-cactus-sea-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-cactus-sea-768x656.jpg 768w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-cactus-sea-1536x1313.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-cactus-sea.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Cactus by the sea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1469\" src=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/3-crab-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/3-crab-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/3-crab-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/3-crab-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/3-crab-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/3-crab.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Mr. Crab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"855\" data-id=\"1470\" src=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/4-red-biled-oyster-catcher-1024x855.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/4-red-biled-oyster-catcher-1024x855.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/4-red-biled-oyster-catcher-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/4-red-biled-oyster-catcher-768x641.jpg 768w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/4-red-biled-oyster-catcher-1536x1282.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/4-red-biled-oyster-catcher.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Oyster cathing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" data-id=\"1480\" src=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/8-1024x724.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/8-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/8-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/8-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/8-1536x1087.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/8.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Pelican and egret fishing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"830\" data-id=\"1472\" src=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/6-cacti-1024x830.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/6-cacti-1024x830.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/6-cacti-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/6-cacti-768x623.jpg 768w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/6-cacti-1536x1246.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/6-cacti.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Cacti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1475\" src=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/7-red-billed-oyster-catcher-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/7-red-billed-oyster-catcher-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/7-red-billed-oyster-catcher-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/7-red-billed-oyster-catcher-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/7-red-billed-oyster-catcher-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/7-red-billed-oyster-catcher.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>He can catch oysters with that strong long beak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who would expect to see so many kinds of cacti on a tropical island? We were intrigued to view the turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea from a desert trail in Gu\u00e1nica State Forest, on the southwest end of Puerto Rico. A United Nations International Biosphere Reserve, the Gu\u00e1nica State Forest, also known as Gu\u00e1nica &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/01\/guanica-dry-forest\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Guanica Dry Forest: Cacti, Cliffs and Red-Billed Oystercatchers&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[278,277,338,225,332,222,216,268],"tags":[30,255,337,46,27,266,9,325,12,261,262],"class_list":["post-1468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beaches-puerto-rico","category-beaches","category-birdwatchiing","category-bob","category-hiking","category-lisa-blogger","category-outdoors","category-puerto-rico","tag-adventure","tag-birdwatching","tag-guanica","tag-hiking","tag-messysuitcase","tag-puertorico","tag-retirement","tag-retirementlife","tag-travel","tag-travelblog","tag-travelblogger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1468"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1483,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1468\/revisions\/1483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}