Things to see and do Jarabacoa

The cold and warm waters of the Yaque del Norte and Jimenoa rivers come together to form a large lake in the turbulent remous. The show is fascinating of power and spray. On Saturday evening, Dominicans come to the streets and let the national bachata pass away. The place then becomes a small improvised dance trail. On Sundays, the atmosphere is much more family with a possibility of horse riding.

This waterfall has the advantage of being accessible by means of an airstrip with a small walk of ten minutes. Very impressive, El Salto de Baiguate presents itself in the form of a liquid avalanche of metres high, framed by an amphitheatre of greenery where fruit trees and plants with medicinal virtues are legion. The natural swimming pool is superb. You can also go to horse in two hours, motorbike or 4 x 4. The Salto is now operating for the irrigation of nearby farms.

This waterfall is located away from Jarabacoa, in the middle of nature. After having parked your car, you have to follow a torrent by a steep path for about a hundred meters in a heat that quickly becomes overwhelming despite the altitude. At first, you can hear a dull, heavy rumble in the surrounding heat, then the waterfall reveals itself in all its splendid violence. The waterfall crashes in a large natural basin, in the middle of a majestic site unfortunately disfigured by the hydroelectric power station and the tourist installations.

We visit a nursery for baby plants that will be transplanted to the mountains at altitudes of between 1,200 m and 1,700 m, as soon as they have acquired sufficient resistance to do without the care of gardeners, then silos for the natural drying of hand-harvested seeds, and finally the factory itself. Today, production is highly mechanized. Various machines are involved in the process, including an oven to finish drying the seeds, and a machine to hull them.

The painter chose to live in a country house just outside the city. A specialist in monumental frescoes, often of religious inspiration, Roberto Flores executes many official commissions. He will show you his work and amateurs will be able to buy reduced size sketches. An interesting visit in the presence of a passionate and talented artist. For beautiful souvenirs to bring back if you fall in love.

Charming and shaded, it is the place to meet at all Jarabacoa on the weekend and in the evening.