El Yunque store to close temporarily due to construction

The La Cabaña La Coca store in El Yunque National Forest, which sells products from entrepreneurs participating in the entrepreneurship and business programs of the Vitrina Solidaria El Yunque Emprende Accelerator, will resume operations in two months.

By The Star Staff

The La Cabaña La Coca store in El Yunque National Forest is closing temporarily due to construction in the area, said Raquel Skerrett Escalera, executive director of the non-profit organization Vitrina Solidaria.

The establishment, which sells products from entrepreneurs participating in the entrepreneurship and business programs of the Vitrina Solidaria El Yunque Emprende Accelerator, will resume operations in two months. The temporary closure is necessitated by the fact that the parking lot at La Coca waterfall was closed due to work related to the construction project at the entrance to the El Yunque National Forest recreational corridor.

“It was necessary to temporarily close the store because there will be very few spaces available for parking in the recreational area of La Coca waterfall and traffic congestion is expected during construction,” Skerrett Escalera added. “I urge visitors to the Forest to [shop for] our entrepreneurs’ products in our second store in the Yocahú tower.”

She noted that according to the U.S. Forest Service, the construction work will allow the addition of a sidewalk and a pedestrian crossing adapted to the Americans with Disabilities Act to improve the safety of pedestrians, and will also include the repaving of the parking lot, a new bus stop and an informational sign.