Cañón de San Cristóbal, Protected natural valley in central Puerto Rico.
This valley system runs nine kilometers through Barranquitas and Aibonito municipalities, with walls descending 750 feet (230 meters) at their deepest points along the route.
Municipal authorities operated a landfill within the gorge between 1954 and 1974, after which the Department of Natural Resources declared it a Protected Natural Area in 1978.
Local residents have honored the site by naming it after Saint Christopher, whom Puerto Ricans have regarded as patron of travelers since the nineteenth century.
Three entry points provide access Monday through Saturday: Finca Don Félix and Cañón San Cristóbal Recreation Area in Barranquitas, plus Finca Los Llanos in Aibonito municipality.
Flowing waters of the Usabón River spent millions of years cutting through layers of sedimentary and igneous rock formations that date back ninety to one hundred million years.
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