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- ↑ "Nuestras áreas naturales protegidas: tesoro ecológico de Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). DRNA. 13 June 2017. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- 1 2 "Atractivo de clase mundial la Reserva Natural Las Cabachuelas" (in Spanish). 26 September 2013. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ↑ Oficina Estatal de Conservación Histórica. "Sitios Arqueológicos de Puerto Rico" (PDF). agencies PR Gov (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ↑ "Las Cabachuelas - Historia". Las Cabachuelas Official site (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ↑ "Las Cabachuelas son reserva natural". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 13 November 2012. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ↑ "Morovis recibe al DMO para impulsar el turismo en las Cuevas las Cabachuelas".
- ↑ "Morovis ofrecerá recorridos por cuevas de Las Cabachuelas, en centro P.Rico". EFE (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019. As of August, 2019 the purchase was still in the works.
- ↑ "Morovis anuncia el endoso al proyecto Cuevas Las Cabachuelas [Morovis announces endorsement for Cuevas Las Cabachuelas project]". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). 8 September 2019. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.