Guayabal, Azua
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Guayabal | |
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 Aerial view of Guayabal | |
  Guayabal | |
| Coordinates: 18°44′58″N 70°50′15″W / 18.74944°N 70.83750°W | |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| Province | Azua |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 262.87 km2 (101.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Municipality | 3,965 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,047 |
| • Rural | 2,918 |
Guayabal is a
Location
Guayabal lies 725 meters above sea level at the confluence of the Arroyo Guayabal in the Rio Cueva. The coordinates are 18°44'56 N 70°50'11 W (from Google Earth). A trail goes through the Arroyo Guayabal to Constanza. Constanza is about a two-hour drive, yet the roads require the use of sports utility vehicles. Guayabal is about 20 km (50 minutes if using the public minibus, Guagua) north-east of
Society
Guayabal administrates some smaller villages alongside the Rio Cueva. These villages are accessible solely with offroad capable vehicles. Some include: Periquito (20 min. west), Arroyo Corozo (15 min. east), La Guama (30 min. south-east) and El Recodo (2 hr.'s south-east). Being that Guayabal is difficult to access its residents are very dependent on
There is much poverty and as such there is a lot of emigration in search of work. Yet, during Christmas, Navidad, or Easter, Semana Santa, the town is repopulated.
Economy
The economy is dominated by the cultivation of
Tourism
There is little tourism; Guayabal has two small hotels. One has the usual amenities of a hotel, it includes a bath, a TV and a ventilator, but these rooms serve mostly reserved by business travelers. There is one restaurant in the town. The tourists that do come to Guayabal or, Padre Las Casas, are usually on their way to the city of Constanza.
References
- ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos. "Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
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External links
- (in German) Wikivoyage about the Dominican Republic
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