tropical rain forest
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And a few houses in Luquillo, which are not Prepa clients, require special permits, because they are very close to El Yunque National Forest, the only tropical rain forest in the United States forest system.
From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2018
Home to the world’s third largest tropical rain forest, with mountainous terrain and hundreds of islands, Papua New Guinea is considered one of the most biodiverse places on Earth.
From National Geographic • Aug. 2, 2017
Tropical birding and scuba diving both entail observation of colorful animals in the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems: the tropical rain forest on land, the coral reef in the sea.
From Washington Post • Aug. 11, 2016
Between 2011 and 2012, their residence on the high seas sailed to the seven continents, where adventures included visiting a tropical rain forest and watching walruses in the wild.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2013
Many of them come from the tattered edges of tropical rain forest, or they come from tropical savanna that is being settled rapidly by people.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
