Higüereta
Higüereta is a locality in Santa María, San Cristóbal. Higüereta is situated nearby to the hamlet La Cruz, as well as near the locality La Palma.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pomier Caves.
Pomier Caves
Cave
The Pomier Caves are a series of 55 caves located north of San Cristobal in the south of the Dominican Republic. They contain the largest collection of rock art in the Caribbean created since 2,000 years ago primarily by the Taíno people but also the Kalinago people and the Igneri, the pre-Columbian indigenous inhabitants of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and some of the Lesser Antilles. Pomier Caves is situated 3½ km northwest of Higüereta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cambita Garabitos and San Gregorio de Nigua.
Cambita Garabitos
Town
Photo: Ronny Medina, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cambita Garabitos is a municipality of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic. As of the 2012 census the municipality had 42,589 inhabitants, 23,930 living in the city itself and 18,659 in its rural districts. Cambita Garabitos is situated 8 km west of Higüereta.
San Gregorio de Nigua
Town
San Gregorio de Nigua is a municipality of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic. San Gregorio de Nigua is situated 9 km southeast of Higüereta.
Higüereta
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Higueereta”
- Location: Santa María, San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal Province, Dominican Republic, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.44131° or 18° 26′ 29″ northLongitude
-70.11542° or 70° 6′ 56″ westElevation
93 metres (305 feet)Open location code
77CFCVRM+GRGeoNames ID
3504631
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