HainanWel.com(e)! » 10 ноя 2015, 08:35
Costa del Ambar
North of Cibao, with the ridges of the Northern Cordillera, stretches one of the most popular tourist areas of the country - Costa del Ambar ("Yantapny bepeg"). The area got its name because of the huge deposits of amber, as well as because of the beautiful beaches of the region, stretching from Puerto Plata to the bay of Manzanillo. The main town of the region - Puerto Plata ("Silver Port"). It is worth visiting the ruins of the house of Columbus and the Church, which made the first Mass in America, Fort Can Felipe (1540) with a small military museum, the church Can Felipe, the funicular to the top of the mountain La Loma Isabel de Torres Museum Taino, Myzey yantapya Museum The remaining Himeson lighthouse Fortaleza distillery Brugal, the seaside boulevard Malecon, the building of the fire station with two towers and a lot of houses in colonial style.
On the west coast, near the border with Haiti, is the town of Monte Cristi, famous for its splendid bay with resting on the bottom of a fleet of Spanish galleons, salt lakes Lago Enrico and many old colonial houses. Just beyond the enclosing bay coral reefs lying island group-Siete Hermanos ("Seven Brothers"), in which the gray sand beaches from November to February lay eggs large sea turtles.
North-east coast, stretching from the peninsula to Cabrera Engano, indented bays and offshore islands abounds. Dominican Republic, El Falls LimonNaibolee interesting area here are the Peninsula and the Bay of Samana. Here, in addition to magnificent nature and clean beaches, doubtless noteworthy national park Gaitises (208 sq. Km.) From the caves of San Gabriel, Angel, Arena and Línea, magnificent beaches of the island of Cayo Levantado, a marine reserve of Banco de la Plata (here, in the period from mid-January to mid-March are going for breeding humpback whales), the waterfalls of El Limon and La Fuente del Amirante ("Admiral Falls"), "Crystal Lagoon" on the river Barakot and resort town Las Vegas Terrenas, Las Galeras (local beaches are among the best in the country), Playa Bonita, El Portillo and the country's most beautiful beach in Playa Rincon. The famous "Coco Beach", which stretches for 40 km. on both sides of the city of Higuey, is well known resorts of Punta Cana and Bavaro, considered the best in the Dominican Republic.
The southern and south-western coast of the country is quite weak mastered by tourists, it is a charming mixture of the quiet towns, luxurious landscapes, lush greenery and desert coasts. There are interesting town Barahona, Laguna Cabral and the amazing phenomenon of "magnetic mountains" (10 km. From Cabral), freshwater lake Las Mar'yasov with remarkably clear water, a national nature reserve of Lake Enriquillo, "the capital of the Dominican turquoise" - the city of Bahoruco, Park Jaragua, Oviedo Lagoon (where large sea turtles breed), Beata Island, and, of course, dozens of kilometers of excellent beaches, many of which are quite wild and deserted. Many visitors are attracted and national parks of the country - Armando Bermudez-Del Este and Los Haitises.