Polo is a municipality of the
Barahona Province
Barahona () is a province of the Dominican Republic. The Barahona Coast is located on the southwestern part of the Dominican Republic approximately three hours drive from Santo Domingo the capital of the Dominican Republic. In 2019, volunteers fro ...
in southwestern
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 ...
, known for its green and high mountains and for growing fine coffee.
The small town of Polo is also known for having El Polo Magnético (the magnetic pole), an area on a mountain near the village. If a car is stopped at the right place, and put in neutral, the car seems to be rolling up the hill. Rather than being caused by a magnetic field in the surrounding landscape, this phenomenon is produced by the
gravity hill
A gravity hill, also known as a magnetic hill, mystery hill, mystery spot, gravity road, or anti-gravity hill, is a place where the layout of the surrounding land produces an optical illusion, making a slight downhill slope appear to be an uphi ...
optical illusion.
Climate
References
External links
Magnetic Hill International: Polo Magnético*http://www.polomagnetico.com/ - Daily news of Polo (Spanish)
*http://www.williamramos.tv/blog/polo-un-pueblo-en-barahona-que-esconde-grandes-tesoros-conocias-alguno/ - Video of the hidden paradise of Polo
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzOv6Hh5EAE/ - Kiskeya Life: Explicando el 'Polo Magnético' de Barahona: ¿realidad o mito?
{{Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
Populated places in Barahona Province
Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
Gravity hills