Constanza, Dominican Republic

Constanza is the highest town in the Caribbean and is located in the Dominican Republic.

In the province of La Vega located, you can reach it by starting from the A1 motorway ( Autopista Duarte of Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo ) in the amount of the city of Bonao. After about 60 km to the west over the curvaceous Carretera N12 in the mountains you are on target. After Santo Domingo, the distance is 140 km away and Santiago 70 km away. Constanza is situated at 1,200 meters above sea level in a valley, surrounded by more than 2,000 m high peaks of the Cordillera Central. Due to the height prevails here a very different climate than the coast. The average temperature is 18 ° C and in the warmest month on average about 20 ° C., the temperatures are rarely above 30 ° C in summer in the city. The temperatures in the winter partly below freezing. Because the climate is less tropical fruits rather than potatoes, cabbage, lettuce, strawberries, etc. are grown in Constanza. Constanza is often visited by tourists who love adventure and nature. Nearby, around 16 km from the highest waterfall Aguas Blancas is the Caribbean with a height of 53 meters and 1680 meters above sea level. 18.906388888889 - 70.745555555556Koordinaten: 18 ° 54 'N, 70 ° 45 ' W

• Place in the Dominican Republic