Parque Nacional Jaragua


This park is the largest protected area in the DR. Its 1400-sq-km includes vast ranges of thorn forest and subtropical dry forest, and an extensive marine area that spans most of the southern coastline, including Laguna Oviedo, Bahía de Las Águilas and Islas Beata and Alto Velo.


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