{"id":2359,"date":"2023-04-21T05:39:27","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T11:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/?p=2359"},"modified":"2023-04-21T05:39:29","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T11:39:29","slug":"salt-flats-interpretive-center-of-cabo-rojo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/21\/salt-flats-interpretive-center-of-cabo-rojo\/","title":{"rendered":"Salt Flats Interpretive Center of Cabo Rojo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We got a private tour of the Salt Flats and Wildlife Refuge on the southwestern tip of Puerto Rico. Our neighbors Padro and Dafne, who are among the volunteers who operate the facility\u2019s interpretive center,&nbsp;took us on a private hike through the dry forest, and to the top of the Lookout Tour, where we learned about the salt industry. They shared Puerto Rican history regarding the salt flats and cotton, and told us about the ravages of Hurricane Fiona last year on the Salt Flats.<\/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=\"Salt Flats Interpretive Center of Cabo Rojo\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oVkYKzb5Ico?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\">This is also a popular place to come birding and hiking. However, make sure you leave by 3 PM, when they lock the gate! Guided tours are free but must be arranged in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Educational Environmental Center (CAE) offers a space for educational activities and information about flora and fauna. But it depends on donations to operate. Don\u2019t forget to make one after your tour!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ccpsai.org\/programas\/\">Info<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.puertoricotravelguide.com\/salt-flats-cabo-rojo-salinas\/\">Info (in English)&nbsp;<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/gGgoBKNuqXQdSh7F8\">Map<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We got a private tour of the Salt Flats and Wildlife Refuge on the southwestern tip of Puerto Rico. Our neighbors Padro and Dafne, who are among the volunteers who operate the facility\u2019s interpretive center,&nbsp;took us on a private hike through the dry forest, and to the top of the Lookout Tour, where we learned &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/21\/salt-flats-interpretive-center-of-cabo-rojo\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Salt Flats Interpretive Center of Cabo Rojo&#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":[395,338,281,332,407,222,216,268,211],"tags":[327,283,27,266,9,453,261,262],"class_list":["post-2359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventure","category-birdwatchiing","category-ecotourism","category-hiking","category-history","category-lisa-blogger","category-outdoors","category-puerto-rico","category-videos","tag-caborojo","tag-ecotourism","tag-messysuitcase","tag-puertorico","tag-retirement","tag-saltflats","tag-travelblog","tag-travelblogger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359","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=2359"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2360,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359\/revisions\/2360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}