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The Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, located near the southern coastline of Puerto Rico, is administered by the Puerto Rico Natural and Environmental Resources Department in accordance with a collaborative agreement with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It comprises around 2,800 acre of land in the Municipalities of Salinas and Guayama, including some nearby islets. Jobos Bay is the second largest estuary in Puerto Rico.

Group hiking tours guided by Puerto Rico Natural and Environmental Resources Department's staff may be available, subject to prior reservations. Also, people may hike trails on their own in this nature reserve.

The site's Visitor Center has information about this nature reserve. The nature reserve's staff performs scientific investigations and implements recurrent educational programs targeted towards students and teachers.

You may read an ecotreasures® magazine's article, published under the "eco section", about a hiking and interpretive tour in this natural area, guided by a Puerto Rico Natural & Environmental Resources Department's staff member.

For information about current opening hours and guided tours, please contact the nature reserve's staff.