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nature reserves — protecting the country's natural habitats, flora, and fauna. zoological & botanical gardens — protecting the country's flora and fauna. The Ministry of the Environment is the institution in charge of the development, administration, organization, and maintenance of all the country's natural and recreational areas.
Sabana Iglesia's founding date is unclear, however, for long it was a rural section of the municipality of Santiago that was eventually converted into a municipal district in November 1987. In February 2007 this municipal district was elevated to a municipality that includes the rural sections of Sabana Iglesia, Los Ranchos de Babosico and La ...
The park was created by Law 409 enacted June 3, 1976. It was preceded by a Reserva Forestal (Forest Reserve) called Zona Vedada de Los Haitises (Los Haitises Prohibited Zone), created by Law 244. In 1996, its area was expanded from 208 to 826 km 2 (80 to 319 sq mi) by Decree 233. Its boundary, which has been redrawn on several occasions, is ...
Los Haitises, one of the largest National Parks in the Dominican Republic (with a total area of almost 1,200 square kilometers), is located in the Northeast region of the country, specifically in Sabana de la Mar. Haitises comes from the indigenous word "Jaitises", which means "High Land" or "Land of Mountains", in the aboriginal language.
When it was created it covered both sides of the Samaná Bay, but then in 1938 Sabana de la Mar became part of the El Seibo province. When the Julia Molina province (currently María Trinidad Sánchez ) was created in 1958, most of its territory was taken from Samaná.
Sabana Grande de Palenque is a municipality of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic. [3] History. It was elevated to the category of municipal ...
Sabana Larga is a town in the San José de Ocoa province of the Dominican Republic. Sources. Dominican Republic portal; World Gazeteer: ...
Saona has pre-Columbian pictographs and petroglyphs found at Cueva de Cotubanamá. [4] The island was known as "Adamanay" by the indigenous Taino. [5] The island was baptized "Saona" by Christopher Columbus, who landed on it in May 1494 [6] during his second voyage to the Americas.