Inland Dominican Republic: Cibao, Constanza and Jarabacoa

Dominican Republic is not just beaches: Its interior also contains other other surprises and interesting places:

For example, the Cibao Valley is an extraordinarily fertile valley that produces food for the whole country, and is also a center for tobacco and rhum production. Its capital is Santiago de los Caballeros, second city in importance in the country and first with that name in the Americas.



Situated in the geographical center of the country, there is the highest mountain of the Caribbean: the Duarte peak, which, boating its 3175 meters of height, dominates the Central Ridge and is so high that temperatures fall below freezing point in winter, in spite of being in a tropical latitude.

At the feet of the ridge lay the cities of Constanza and Jarabacoa, which enjoy an, unlikely for this region, cool climate in summer that turns definitely cold in winter. The region's landscape, covered by pine trees, gives the region the somewhat excessive name of "Dominican Alps".

Due to the beauty of their enviromnment, Constanza and Jarabacoa are two places where practice outdoor sports such as rafting, horse riding or canyoneering.