The new NorEste (Northeast) Trail takes hikers from the coral reefs and bioluminescent lagoon of Fajardo to the highest peak in El Yunque National Forest
“I’ve been here since Hurricane Maria [in 2017], so I’ve seen the forest change. It wiped out everything,” says Alberto Rivera Rodríguez, field leader for Love in Motion. “Throughout the years I’ve been able to notice this healing and reforestation. This trail where we’re working now, four years ago, looked completely different. Maybe four years from now it’s gonna look completely different.
“We need a triple bottom line approach [people, place and profit] where true social justice is incorporated in every aspect of the operation,” says Carmen N. Portela Martínez, executive director of , a nonprofit focused on conservation and responsible recreation and one of the partner organizations for the trail., a hiking group for women seeking a reprieve from their daily lives, says educating yourself before visiting a place is a powerful tool.
“Come with your heart open and your consciousness awake,” says María. “Before coming, do your homework. Knowing where to go and what things or situations you can be exposed to is key for enjoying to the max your well-deserved vacation.” Rivera Rodríguez, says the completion of the NorEste Trail would be the first step in connecting all of Puerto Rico traversable by footpaths, just as it was for the Taíno. “We are blessed to be able to walk into this place,” he says. “When you’re hiking and you see the potential it kind of brings tears to your eyes. It’s gonna be beautiful.”
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