Dominican Republic · national park
Nalga de Maco
Nalga de Maco is a national park in Dominican Republic, covering 166 km² (64 sq mi). It is the #8 largest of Dominican Republic's 15 national parks. Zona protegida en la República Dominicana.
- Area
- 166 km²
- IUCN
- II: National Park
- Nearest airport
- CAP · 94 km
Nearest airports to Nalga de Maco
- 1 CAP94 kmstraight line
- 2Cibao International AirportSTI96 kmstraight lineSantiago, Dominican Republic
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- 3Toussaint Louverture International AirportPAP109 kmstraight line
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
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More about Nalga de Maco
Nalga de Maco is one of 15 national parks in the Dominican Republic — zona protegida en la República Dominicana. It covers 166 km² (16,581 ha) — about 1.6 times the size of Paris, making it the #8 largest national park in the Dominican Republic (3.3% of the country's national park area).
History and protection
It is listed in IUCN category II: National Park — protecting whole ecosystems while welcoming visitors for recreation and education.
Visiting Nalga de Maco
The closest airport is Cap Haitien International Airport (CAP), about 94 km away — around 2 h 2 min by car; alternatively Cibao International Airport (STI, 96 km). Other national parks within reach include José Armando Bermúdez National Park (766 km²), José del Carmen Ramírez National Park, Monte Cristi National Park (550 km²) and Anacaona National Park (539 km²) — easy to combine on one trip.
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