Miches

The El Cedro de Miches community shows us the originality of typical life in the Dominican fields, where the visitor can learn about daily activities such as the collection of fruits, coffee, cocoa and citrus. Tasting regional dishes is part of the experience, offered at various ranches such as the Típico Doña Ana, Rancho La Cueva and the Tío Pepe Ecological Ranch.

Miches has plenty of cocoa plantations where visitors are offered various ways to learn about the ancestral processes of its cultivation, harvest and preparation of various drinks and desserts from the so-called “fruit of the gods” and a key asset of the country’s export sector, which has made the DR the leading exporter of organic cocoa worldwide.

Loma Verde offers a great experience for campers, with breathtaking sights of Laguna Limón, and at night a starry mantle that delights its visitors with special views year round. During the day, the ecological routes and spas in the area complement the excursion.

One of the most famous hills in the country, it makes more than the imagination fly from its swings with views of the coast and the majestic Laguna Redonda. From that point, more than a thousand meters above sea level, paragliding flights, buggy excursions, four-wheel drives and hiking are also available. Other interesting mountains to visit are La Herradura and Los Machetes, where community members carry out organized excursions among crop fields, as well as rivers and streams such as Chavón, Nisibón, Yabón, Seibo, El Cedro, Maguá and Yeguada, the latter flowing into the Atlantic Ocean offering fishing boat and kayak trips.

Crossing the mountains of the Pedro Sánchez municipal district, you reach Santa Cruz del Seibo, the province’s main municipality where you can make various cultural visits, on routes that connect the Cruz de Asomante, the monument to the Battle of Palo Hincado, the monument of the 1st Cry of Independence, walk through the Manuela Diez Cultural Plaza, monument to Los Toreros, monument to Los Atabales, Juan Sánchez Ramírez or Parque de los Cañones and the monument to Mabí Seibano. The cultural route ends at the Basilica of the Holy Cross, which has the only existing Lignum Crucis in the Caribbean region, a relic of Christianity that is represented by two pieces of the cross where Jesus was crucified and which was donated to the Dominican Republic by the Holy See.

From Arena Gorda to El Limón Beach, we find 50 kilometers of virgin coastline, with Jovero/Cocoloco Beach, Miches Beach, El Guaco and the majestic Playa Esmeralda as an enclave of high potential for tourism development and where its largest hotel offering is located.

Media Luna emerges in the middle of the ocean, becoming an excellent spot for those who want to enjoy a bath in the middle of the sea.

Unforgettable routes await you with dazzling cascades like La Jalda. About 120 meters tall, it is crowned as the highest in the Caribbean region. Other stunning cascades and waterfalls include The Cocuyo waterfall in Pedro Sánchez, Salto Grande or Cascada Blanca, El Jobo, Yabón, La Rosa, El Limón, Los Prietos and Los Marrones waterfall, offering paradisiacal settings between mountains and natural trails.

Bird watching and humpback whales are other options, the latter from January to March of each year make the coasts of that side of the Atlantic their refuge to mate and birth their calves.

Foodies and Gourmets experience the unforgettable explosion of flavors resulting from a mixture of cultures; can’t miss dishes include the Dominican Flag, consisting of rice, meat and stewed beans, as well as Fried Fish with Tostones, Pan de Nata, Yaniqueques, Pork Chicharrón, Moro con Chivo, and Mabí Champagne Seibano, a beverage that has refreshed thousands of palates since its creation in 1883, with the same flavor and quality that have characterized it since its inception. It is made from water, sugar and Indian vine, undergoing a secret fermentation process. Sweets such as Chaca, fried dulce de Leche, Coconut dulce and of course Chocolate in multiple presentations, make up the after-dinner meal and leave you craving for more.