Friday, April 10, 2009

Burbon Barrels For Sale




Montecristi is a city located in the lowlands Coastal, in the western part of the fertile Cibao Valley, northwest of the Dominican Republic, near the mouth of the Yaque del Norte River. Founded in 1506, Monte Cristi was destroyed in 1606 for participating in illegal trade with the pirates, was not rebuilt until 1756. Now is an important transportation hub of business, its main trade is rice, cotton, coffee, bananas and goats for their hides and skins which constitute one of its main exports through the port adjacent. Monte Cristi is where the highway ends Duarte and has an airfield.
MONTECRISTY EL MORRO DE: What Beauty!
El Morro is a English term meaning "rock or piece of land", this word takes the name the most notorious and prominent geographical feature of the whole northwest coast.
Separated from the mainland by the waterway network of pipes within the Montecristi National Park, El Morro is a separate homeland. Its 239 meters high point as one of the larger cays of the Dominican Republic and his impressive form on the horizon is projected over the Bay of Manzanillo, which with the advance of time has become one of the landscapes known and most distinctive scenic country. Some say that this mountain range plunges into the Atlantic and becomes what is the Sierra Maestra of Cuba. In the Antilles there are many things in common!
En route to Spain, Columbus to pass these costs was so impressed that he named it Mount of Christ or Monte Cristi, where today the name of common header and by extension, the province takes its name.
El Morro now identifies not only the province and the capital municipality of San Fernando de Montecristi, but also the characteristic symbol of the entire line northwest. He is also called the "sleeping dromedary" because like a camel lying down.
addition to El Morro, MONTECRISTY has other attractions such as: the town clock was installed in 1895 and works to date, the House of Maximo Gomez, where they signed the famous manifesto to fight the José Martí independence of Cuba, eat the best "goat stew" of the country commonly called the "goat lineman," the famous Salt MONTECRISTY, the remains of the great progress in the region at the beginning of the XVIth XX Pepillo in the city of Salcedo and more!

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Columbus's Ships Parts Labeled



Constanza is a municipality of the city of La Vega, a province located in the "heart" (center) visited the Dominican Republic for those who enjoy ecotourism adventures and lush landscaping mountain. Alpine vegetation has been studied by national and international scientists, who have tried to settle down in a tropical country there is a typical Caribbean vegetation in the European Alps. It has a temperate microclimate with temperatures ranging between -5 ° C and 25 ° C throughout the year. This enclave in the Central Cordillera of the country, which are the highest in the entire Caribbean region!
Recognized for its mild climate, Constance also has the following highlights, among others:
WHITE WATER JUMP
Considered the highest waterfall in the Caribbean
, falls that make Aguas Blancas have a length of 53 m. The first and the second 38 meters at an altitude of 1680 meters above sea level. The average temperature of the water is 10 ° C and is located only 16 km from the city center of Konstanz. The trip takes about two hours round trip, and recommended use vehicles (or so-called 4x4 Off Road) because it traansita by mountain roads. The place has a point to watch the splendid waterfalls and other facilities such as restrooms and parking. PYRAMID
CONSTANCE
cyclopean
This pyramid marks the geographical center of the Dominican Republic and its partition is used to indicate the four cardinal points. On site there is a completely alpine scenery and exotic. During the winter recorded the coldest temperatures of -5 ° C. These pyramids were built in 1957 to commemorate the construction of the road from Constanza to San Jose de Ocoa.
STONES LYRICS OF CONSTANCE
is one of the most important natural monuments in the country: Legal Las Piedras. This vestige of the Taino is a great shrine or temple filled with Indian petroglyphs that recreate the life and habits of an extinct civilization over 500 years. They are located at 1.635 meters above sea level, where winter temperatures are recorded as -2 ° C.
Activities: Visit the monument Taino, hiking, spa, horseback riding
Scientific Reserve Ebano Verde
is a representative sample ecosystem that makes up the entire area. It is located in the Cordillera Central, between the towns of La Vega, Jarabacoa and Constanza, which is a guarantee for the survival of this area. Is on the way Casabito - Arroyo cold, the road from the Duarte highway to Constanta.
NATIONAL PARK JOSE DEL CARMEN RAMIREZ
This national park has in its interior as much water resources, making it the oldest park in all of the country. Located in the south of the Cordillera Central, here stands the highest point of the Antilles, Pico Duarte (3.175 meters), and from here born Yaque del Sur and all its tributaries produced by irrigation of the Valley of San Juan and provide electrical power to neighboring communities.
Activities: It is wonderful to be here, wake up and see the sunrise, enjoy nature, breathe fresh air, see the crops of potatoes, vegetables, cold climate fruits like strawberries among others around town.
On your next trip a vacation to the Dominican Republic recommend visiting Constance, stay at least a couple of nights in some of the cabins and / or hotels in the region, is beautiful, family, romance and an unforgettable experience.