Parque Nacional Submarino La Caleta
La Caleta Underwater National Park | |
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Location | Dominican Republic |
Nearest city | Santo Domingo |
Coordinates | 18°26′58″N 69°41′07″W / 18.4494°N 69.6854°W[1] |
Area | 12 square kilometres (4.6 sq mi)[1] |
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The Parque Nacional Submarino La Caleta (English: La Caleta Underwater National Park) is a
Created by
It has a maximum depth of 180 metres (590 ft). Many coral reefs can be found between 10 metres (33 ft) and 50 metres (160 ft). It is one of the most visited parks in the country and attracts divers from both the Dominican Republic and other countries.
It is classified as an
The main
History
At the time of the arrival of
In 1972, families living around the "little beach" were evicted to start the
Museum-Pantheon and archaeological site
In 1972, the La Caleta Centre was established by the scientific community when archaeologists discovered 373 skeletons of indigenous pre-Columbian people who had inhabited the island of Santo Domingo.
The finding was of great importance because the remains were associated with three cultural components that had inhabited the island:
Archaeologists Morban Laucer Fernando, Luis Chanlatte Baik, and Manuel Garcia Arevalo excavated the site over a period of two years, under the
Since the inception of La Caleta, both researchers and the government considered creating an archaeological museum for tourists, students and researchers dedicated to the understanding and study of the burial customs of the indigenous people. Eventually, in 1974, the Constitutional Government of President Dr. Joaquín Balaguer opened the La Caleta Centre and the Archaeological Museum.[1]
Management
La Caleta Park, the only Marine National Park in the Dominican Republic, exists as a national model for community-based coastal marine management. In recognition of its success, the government recently awarded co-management of the La Caleta Park to
References
- ^ a b c d "Parque Nacional Subarmino La Caleta". Parque Nacional Submarino La Caleta. Archived from the original on January 6, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2013.