La Placeta (El Palmar)
La Placeta (El Palmar) is a locality in Santa María, San Cristóbal. La Placeta (El Palmar) is situated nearby to the hamlet Santa María, as well as near the locality Mingo Bartolo.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 west of La Placeta (El Palmar).
La Placeta (El Palmar)
- Type: Locality
- Location: Santa María, San Cristóbal, San Cristóbal Province, Dominican Republic, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.4584° or 18° 27′ 30″ north
Longitude
-70.1029° or 70° 6′ 11″ west
Elevation
114 metres (374 feet)
Open location code
77CFFV5W+9R
GeoNames ID
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