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Towards the
Amber Coast
The northern coast of the Dominican
Republic, bathed by the Atlantic
Ocean, is made up of the provinces of
Montecristi, Puerto Plata, Espaillat, María
Trinidad Sánchez and Samaná which
have an immense potential for tourism
with all the natural conditions appropriate
for the practice of water sports.
Montecristi
Montecristi, is the coastal province of
the country’s northern zone that adjoins
Haiti. In its arid land grows wild oregano
and buckthorn, whose wood is still used
by the country folks to make vegetable
charcoal used for cooking.
San Fernando de Montecristi, the
province’s capital, the cradle of
educators, is a town planned with wide
streets that had their great economic
boom throughout the last century when
the important Grenada Fruit Company
established itself there, with high quality
banana and plantain plantations geared
towards exportation.
• How to Get There
Metro Tours offers transportation from its bus
stations in Santo Domingo, Santiago and
Dajabon. If you are driving, take Autopista
Duarte (N 1) from the south going north until
the point where the route practically ends.
From there, in the town’s central park, you
will find the Town Clock, an orginal French
relic from the XIX Century, whose clapper still
makes the bell ring every quarter of an hour, to
welcome visitors.
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• Where to Go
Máximo Gómez and José Martí Museum,
located in the house where the document
that planned the ideological program for
achieving independence from Cuba, know
as the Manifiesto de Montecristi (Montecristi
Manifesto).
The delta of the Yaque del Norte River, the
biggest in the world.
The Montecristi National Park where you can
observe the sleeping dromedary, the natural
rock sculpture that lies in the sea, known as El
Morro, and walk among the mangroves that
conserve diverse species of the Dominican
birds among which the alcatraz and the
pelicans stand out.
Playas Costa Verde • La Granja • Playa
Popa • Playa del Morro, with steep bank,
strong tide and deep waters.
Cayos Los Siete Hermanos (The Seven Brother
Keys), seven virgin islands that encircle a coral
area of more than 30 kms, with a splendid
marine fauna, perfect for scuba diving.
For avid bird-watchers, the keys offer an
impressive spectacle each May, when the
bubíes come from Florida to mate.
The splendid Manzanillo Bay, a beautiful
corner of the world and guardian of one
nature’s best treasures, appears to have
been created for rest and contemplation. It
is located far westward of the northwestern
coast. With crystalline waters that run over a
mantle of incredibly white sand, Manzanillo
awaits a bold and daring investment than
can transform it into the ultimate vacation spot
without disturbing its spiritual and ecological
balance.