Pomier Caves
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.
- Cave
- …lies at an elevation of around 250 metres (810 feet)
- …is also known as “Pomiere Cave Antrhropolocial Reserve”
- Description: series of caves in Dominican Republic
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cambita Garabitos.
Cambita Garabitos
Cambita Garabitos is a municipality of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic.
6 km west of Pomier Caves
Pomier Caves
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Latitude
18.46814° or 18° 28′ 5″ north
Longitude
-70.13513° or 70° 8′ 7″ west
Open location code
77CFFV97+7W
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historic = archaeological_site
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natural = cave_entrance
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tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Pomier Caves” goes by many names.
Pomier 石窟Chinese
كهوف بوميرEgyptian Arabic
Pomier MağaralarıTurkish
Печери Пом’єрUkrainian
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