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La Caleta Park, the only Marine National Park in the Dominican Republic, exists as a national model for community-based coastal marine management. In recognition of its success, the government recently awarded co-management of the La Caleta Park to Reef Check Dominican Republic (RCDR) and its local partners. This empowering of local communities ...
More than 10 million tourists visited the Dominican Republic in 2023, [1] [2] making it the most popular tourist destination in the Caribbean and putting it in the top 5 overall in the Americas. [3] The industry accounts for 11.6% of the nation's GDP [4] and is a particularly important source of revenue in coastal areas of the country. The ...
Lake Enriquillo seen from Las Caritas National Park, near La Descubierta. Lake Enriquillo covers an area of 380 km 2 (150 sq mi), [1] and is the lowest point for an island country, falling 46 m (151 ft) below sea level. [5] Its drainage basin includes ten minor river systems. The rivers that rise in the Neiba Mountains to the north (lower ...
Also known as Cotubanamá National Park. El Choco National Park (Parque Nacional El Choco) With the caves of Cabarete (Las cuevas de Cabarete) at the shore, where one can swim in them. El Choco can be explored on horses. Native orchids live in the park's habitats. La Gran Sabana National Park; Isabel De Torres National Park (Parque Nacional ...
Boca Chica has two small islands Los Pinos, which were made with sand from the dredging of the Andrés port in the 1950s and La Matica and La Piedra, mangrove cays, submerged vascular plants and habitat for various species of birds. The beach has a natural breakwater, as well as a fresh water spring, coming from the Brujuelas underground river.
The Three Eyes National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Los Tres Ojos) is a 50-yard open-air limestone cave located in Mirador del Este park, within the Santo Domingo Este municipality of the Dominican Republic. [1] The park features a series of three lakes, or ojos, [2] and is one of the country's most popular tourist attraction.
Aerial picture of coastal Cotubanamá National Park, displaying the Catuano Straight and Saona Island. Cotubanamá National Park (formerly Parque Nacional del Este) is located on the lower southeastern coast of the Dominican Republic, spanning across the provinces of La Altagracia and La Romana with an area of 791.9 km 2 (305.8 sq mi) which includes a range of dense humid and dry subtropical ...
Saona Island is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) off the coast of peninsula that comprises the mainland section of the Cotubanamá National Park. [5] The island itself is 110-square-kilometer (42 sq mi) and is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea , with sandbars , and a number of coral reef ecosystems with a wide marine diversity.