Dominican Republic

Central America

Famous dive area near Santo Domingo is "La Caleta", an underwater national park with wrecks such as the "The Hickory" wreck, "El Limon" wreck...

Location: Caribbean, eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti
Geographic coordinates: 19° 0' N, 70° 40' W
Coastline km: 1,288 km km
Climate: tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation; seasonal variation in rainfall
Terrain: rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed
Elevation: lowest point: Lago Enriquillo -46 m highest point: Pico Duarte 3,175 m
Natural hazards: lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughts
Currency: Dominican peso (DOP)
Population: 9,183,984 (July 2006 est.)
Languages: Spanish
Capital: Santo Domingo
Divisions: 31 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia) and 1 district* (distrito); Azua, Baoruco, Barahona, Dajabon, Distrito Nacional*, Duarte, El Seibo, Elias Pina, Espaillat, Hato Mayor, Independencia, La Altagracia, La Romana, La Vega, Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Monsenor Nouel, Monte Cristi, Monte Plata, Pedernales, Peravia, Puerto Plata, Salcedo, Samana, San Cristobal, San Jose de Ocoa, San Juan, San Pedro de Macoris, Sanchez Ramirez, Santiago, Santiago Rodriguez, Santo Domingo, Valverde

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Zones (5)	Dive sites	Sub zones
Boca Chica	2	0
Juan Dolio	6	0
La Romana and Saona Island	12	0
Puerto Plata area	17	0
Punta Cana	13	0

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Aquario Reef	2 / -	49.2 ft	52.5 ft	{SPOT_DIVE_TYPE}
Coral Garden (Luperon)	- / -	59.1 ft	82 ft	{SPOT_DIVE_TYPE}
Cuevas de Du-du	9 / 1	32.8 ft	42.7 ft	{SPOT_DIVE_TYPE}
El Derrumbao	4 / -	98.4 ft	121.4 ft	{SPOT_DIVE_TYPE}
Patricia Wreck	3 / -	49.2 ft	59.1 ft	{SPOT_DIVE_TYPE}

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Aquario Reef Dominican Republic	Parque Nacional La Caleta Dominican Republic
Parque Nacional La Caleta Dominican Republic	Parque Nacional La Caleta Dominican Republic