NewsWhore
03-16-2009, 04:50 PM
Environment Minister Jaime David Fernandez Mirabal has announced several innovative projects for implementation in protected areas around the country.
For the east, he said that small docks are being built in La Caleta (near Las Americas International Airport and Boca Chica) and Catalina Island (in La Romana province) to help people board small boats to visit these areas. He said a trail would be built in Catalina Island so that visitors to the island can tour it by bicycle. Also in the east, he said that work is under way on Saona to improve the wooden houses on the island, preserving their traditional Caribbean charm. He said that two trails would be built on Saona: one 11km route between Cabo Catano and the town of Mano Juan and a bicycle trail circling the island and its beaches. He said that they were also making the most of the large number of donkeys that have been bred in Saona for visitors to tour the island on burro.
For Samana, in the northeast, he said they plan to set up a whale observation post so that tourists do not have to take a boat to see the whales.
In Sierra de Bahoruco in the southwest, the Ministry is building a trail that follows the path of Enriquillo, the first Indian to rebel against the Spanish conquistadors.
He said restoration works were planned at La Isabela Vieja and that work to restore the underwater parks of La Caleta and Monte Cristi would also be tackled, as reported in Hoy.
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For the east, he said that small docks are being built in La Caleta (near Las Americas International Airport and Boca Chica) and Catalina Island (in La Romana province) to help people board small boats to visit these areas. He said a trail would be built in Catalina Island so that visitors to the island can tour it by bicycle. Also in the east, he said that work is under way on Saona to improve the wooden houses on the island, preserving their traditional Caribbean charm. He said that two trails would be built on Saona: one 11km route between Cabo Catano and the town of Mano Juan and a bicycle trail circling the island and its beaches. He said that they were also making the most of the large number of donkeys that have been bred in Saona for visitors to tour the island on burro.
For Samana, in the northeast, he said they plan to set up a whale observation post so that tourists do not have to take a boat to see the whales.
In Sierra de Bahoruco in the southwest, the Ministry is building a trail that follows the path of Enriquillo, the first Indian to rebel against the Spanish conquistadors.
He said restoration works were planned at La Isabela Vieja and that work to restore the underwater parks of La Caleta and Monte Cristi would also be tackled, as reported in Hoy.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#2)