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The Mirage of the Panoramic Route

Photographer Edgar Freytes arrived at the Mirador Villalba-Orocovis, a key stop on the Panoramic Route, which zigzags through the mountains of Puerto Rico from end to end. But a sign attached to the gate brought him down: “Closed until further notice. Do not enter.” The place enjoys a privileged view of the Central Mountain Range, the Toa Vaca reservoir, and the Caribbean Sea, to the South, and the Atlantic, to the North. “Sometimes you make lon…