The Ingenio Engombe (or Engombe Sugar Mill) is located in the Santo Domingo Oeste municipality from the Santo Domingo province of the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...

. The 16th century mill was a leading regional producer of sugar, and a signifying exemplar of

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-era architecture for its lavish forms. A two-story mansion and a chapel remain standing on the sugar mill grounds. The site is being considered to be put on the

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list of sites who have "outstanding universal value" to the world.

World Heritage Status

This site was added to the

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Tentative List on November 21, 2001 in the Cultural category.The Sugar Mill of Engombe [Ruta de Los Ingenios] - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
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The Sugar Mill of Engombe [Ruta de Los Ingenios] - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Accessed 2009-02-26.
World Heritage Center: The Criteria for Selection
Dominican Republic culture History of sugar Sugar refineries