Chavón River
Ribereño en La Romana, Dominican Republic
Bree from Worcester, MA, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Abierto todo el año
- Duración típica: 1h
Qué hacer
- boat tour on river (tipo: tourist vessel, calm water)
- scenic river viewing (viewpoint: Altos de Chavón village)
Características
- calm navigable waters (character: calm, post-dam section)
- colonial timber transport history (use: transporting timber from basin forests)
- dam on river bridge (function: divides navigable section)
- flows to caribbean sea (outlet: Caribbean Sea, near La Romana)
- large river, interior origin (tamaño: fairly large, starts inland)
- pirate treasure lore (history: used by pirates to hide treasures)
- taino name origin (etymology: possible corruption of Taino 'Bomana')
- tropical riverside environment (character: tropical, post-dam section)
Cerca de aquí
- altos de chavón village (position: at river mouth, elevated)
- casa de campo marina (position: at river exit near sea)
Datos útiles
- access via la romana area (gateway: La Romana, eastern Dominican Republic)
Identificador de catálogo: AVIA-1RF7-5D5BW
Fotos
Andreas Volkmer · Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
georama · CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons