List of national parks of Dominican Republic
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Partial list of National park
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National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
s in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
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- Del Este National Park
- "Parque Nacional Del EsteParque Nacional Del EsteThe Parque Nacional Del Este is located in eastern Dominican Republic. Founded on September 16, 1975, the park consists 31,244 km of open space on the southeastern peninsula of Hispaniola and 10,650 km on Isla Saona, a popular tourist destination, totalling 41,894 km in protected area...
": in the south-east of the island between La Romana and the mouth of the Yuma river. Part of this National Park is the wonderful caribbean island Isla Saona. In the park live 110 different birds and dolphins.
- El Choco National Park
- Parque Nacional "El Choco" und "Las cuevas de Cabarete" - the caves of CabareteCabareteCabarete is a town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic, noted for its tourism and beaches. It was founded in 1835 by Zephaniah Kingsley along with his mixed-race family, and 53 slaves he freed from his Florida plantations and brought here while the island was under Haitian...
. Only one mile from the windsurfer's paradise Cabarete. One can swim in the caves. You can go to El Choco with horses. You will find orchids in the park.
- Jaragua National ParkJaragua National ParkJaragua National Park is a national park of the Dominican Republic. Jaragua National Park is located in Pedenales Province in the extreme southwest of the Dominican Republic...
- "Parque Nacional Jaragua": in the south-west of the Dominican Republic. 130 different birds. 4500 years old Taino paintings.
- Armando Bermúdez National Park
- "Parque Nacional Armando Bermúdez": in the mountains of the Cordillera Central. Contains the highest mountains of the caribbean (Pico DuartePico DuartePico Duarte is the highest peak in all the Caribbean islands. It lies in the Cordillera Central range, the greatest of the Dominican Republic's mountain chains. The Cordillera Central extends from the plains between San Cristóbal and Baní to the northwestern peninsula of Haiti, where it is known as...
, La Pelona, Loma La Rucilla and Yaque.
- José del Carmen Ramírez National Park
- "Parque Nacional José Del Carmen Ramírez": in the center of the island, too, nearby San Juan de la MaguanaSan Juan de la MaguanaSan Juan de la Maguana is the capital city and the largest city in the province of San Juan and is the 10th largest city in the Dominican Republic.-References:...
, close to the mountain Loma De La Viuda.
- Los Haitises National ParkLos Haitises National ParkLos Haitises National Park is a national park located on the remote northeast coast of the Dominican Republic. It is a protected virgin forest with little road access. The number of tourists allowed is limited, but since 2000 it has been a relatively popular destination for ecotourism...
- "Parque Nacional Los Haitises": at SamanáSamanáSamaná is a province of the Dominican Republic. Its capital is Santa Bárbara de Samaná, usually known as Samaná.Samaná is located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the northeastern part of the Dominican Republic. It is known for its mountains of which it is almost entirely formed...
bay. 700 different plants, 110 different birds.
- Monte Cristi National ParkMonte Cristi National ParkMonte Cristi National Park is a national park on the Caribbean Island of Hispanola that extends from the borders of Haiti to Punta Rucia in the Dominican Republic and covers an area of 550 km²...
- "Parque Nacional Monte Cristi": in the north-west of the Republic, close to Haiti border.
- Isabel De Torres National Park
- "Parque Nacional Isabel De Torres" in Puerto PlataSan Felipe de Puerto PlataSan Felipe de Puerto Plata, often referred to as simply Puerto Plata, is the capital of the Dominican province Puerto Plata.The city is famous for resorts such as Playa Dorada and Costa Dorada, located east of San Felipe de Puerto Plata. There are a total of 100,000 hotel beds in the city.The only...
- Isla Cabritos National Park
- "Parque Nacional Isla Cabritos": on Cabritos Island in the Enriquillo Lake, in the south-west close to HaitiHaitiHaiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
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- Sierra De Baoruco National Park
- "Parque Nacional Sierra De Baoruco": nearby Enriquillo Lake and the town of Barahona. Some very high mountains.
- Perez Rancier National Park
- "Parque Nacional Pérez Rancier", Valle Nuevo close to the town ConstanzaConstanza, Dominican Republic-History:The name of Constanza has its origin in the legend the daughter of a local taino cacique whom lived in the valley. In 1852, the British explorer and consul Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk mentions the existence of a farm in the valley of Constanza. The town was formally founded in 1894...
- Cueva de las Maravillas National Park
- "Cueva de las Maravillas" - "Cave of miracles", close to San Pedro de MacorísSan Pedro de MacorísSan Pedro de Macorís is a municipality and the capital of the San Pedro de Macorís province in the Dominican Republic.-Demographics:...
at the south coast. Taino paintings.