Lake Enriquillo

Salt lake

F The Lake Enriquillo ( Lake Enriquillo Spanish ) is a 375 km ² large salt lake in the west of the Dominican Republic near the border with Haiti in the Parque Nacional Isla Cabritos, it is the largest lake in the Antilles. It is named after Enriquillo, a chieftain of the Taíno. The lake is 25 km ² island Cabritos, the last refuge of the Taíno.

In the lake there is a former marine between the mountain ranges of Sierra de Neiba and Sierra Baoruco of 40 meters is now below sea level, it is the lowest point in the Caribbean. Due to its origin are on the banks of the remains of corals to find. Live rhinoceros iguanas, crocodiles and flamingos Spitz On the banks of the lake and on Cabritos.