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Where to go
Our beaches
Perhaps there is no better way of
providing our readers with a more
objective appraisal of our beaches than
to borrow the experts below a from
United Nations report on our beaches
and coasts:
“Of all the tourist beaches in the world,
few are blessed with such beautiful
grains of sand or crystal-clear waters. The
beaches are strewn with granules of sand
that are so white that they seem nearly
magical, fantastic. Without question, they
must rank among the best in the world.”
The choice is yours! You may bask in the
magic of our unspoiled, virgin Atlantic
shores to the north. Or you may lull
yourself to wonderland with the white
sands of our southern shores, alternately
kissed and teased by the crystalline
waters of the Caribbean Sea.
National parks
Designated and managed as the national
parks system are: urban parks and
recreational areas, natural habitats, and
zoological/botanical reserves where the
country’s flora and fauna are protected.
The Dirección Nacional de Parques
(National Parks Office) is the institution
in charge of the development,
administration, organization, and
maintenance of all natural and
recreational areas. Its principal objective
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is to conserve our natural resources
as well as preserve our ecological
patrimony for the perennial enjoyment of
present and future generations.
Recreational areas are made up of
urban parks, among those in the Santo
Domingo area are: Aquario Nacional
(National Aquarium); Mirador del Norte;
Mirador del Sur; Mirador del Este
(located at the Faro a Colón –[Columbus
Lighthouse]); the Zoológico Nacional
(National Zoo); and the Jardín Botánico
(Botanical Gardens).
The natural areas and scientific reserves
are composed of, among others: The
J. Armando Bermúdez National Parks,
José del Carmen Ariza, Nacional del
Este, Los Haitises, Isla Cabritos, Sierra
de Bahoruco, Montecristi and lastly,
Jaragua, which is the largest in the
country, and the Scientific Reserve
Ébano Verde, located in the province
of La Vega, which is representative of a
very wet sub-tropical forest ecosystem,
with an average annual temperature of
12 ºC / 23 ºC.
Here visitors can appreciate the many
species of flora and fauna that are
endemic to our island; see the source
of the Camú and Jatubey rivers; take
a refreshing swim in El Arroyazo, one
of the most important affluent of the
Jimenoa river; enjoy a mountain biking
tour around the surrounding mountains;
go camping in the forest or enjoy a