THE Bani Dunes -everybody calls them like this- are the only ones in the Antilles. The Hispaniola island, shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti, is the second in size after Cuba. Puerto Rico is the third.
Take a look what the people of DominicanRepublic.com has to say about our singular topography:
"The Dominican Republic is truly an island of contrasts where rocky cliffs and mountain ranges tower to the highest peak, and valleys fall to the lowest-lying point in the Caribbean. It is a land that spreads from rain forests and fertile valleys to cacti-strewn desert regions. Its 1,600 kilometers of coastline include 300 kilometers of prime, soft sand beaches. Four rugged mountain ranges bisect its terrain from northwest to southeast. Cordillera Central is the largest of these mountain ranges where Pico Duarte rises over 3,175 meters to the tallest point in the Caribbean. Three large fertile valleys rest between these ranges, one of which holds Lake Enriquillo in the southwest with the lowest point in the Caribbean falling 40 meters below sea level and boasting the only salt water lake in the world inhabited by crocodiles. The topography of the land ranges from Lake Enriquillo, the lowest-lying landmark in the Caribbean (144 mts. [475 ft.] below sea level) to Pico Duarte, the highest mountain (3,175 mts. [10,500 ft.] altitude). The watershed area maintains numerous rivers and streams. The fertile central Cibao valley is the major agricultural region, however irrigation projects in the Southwest and Northwest have greatly added to the amount of land usable for agricultural purposes. The economy has traditionally been built on agriculture, sugar having been its main export crop, followed by coffee, tobacco and cacao. Over the past decade, other products such as citrus, green vegetables, pineapples and flowers have grown in importance".
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