You may recognize the Arecibo Observatory, the world's largest radio-telescope, from the movie Contact. The Guánica Dry Forest is in the southwest part of the island, in the rain shadow of the central mountains.

017-AreciboObservatory	018-TelescopeDish	019-SupportTower	020-VanessaAtObservatory
021-KeithAtObservatory	022-SurroundingHills	023-GuanicaDryForest	024-BirdNests
025-Cacti	026-Agaves	027-AkaCenturyPlants	028-700YearOldTree
029-CactusFlower	030-BallenaBay	031-CaribbeanSea	032-KingOfTheCentryPlant

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