Los Almacigos is a town in the province of Santiago Rodríguez in 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 ...

, in the west of the country between the Cordillera Central mountain range and the Inaje River area.

Population

Los Almacigos has a population of 16,613.

Local areas

One of the main attractions is the park of Olegaria Rodriguez, the first citizen of the town. The main tourist attractions in the area are the mountains and rivers of the Cordillera Central. A few kilometers to the south of Villa Los Almacigos is La Peonia, home of the

Hispaniolan solenodon The Hispaniolan solenodon (''Solenodon paradoxus'') is a small, furry, shrew-like mammal endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti). Like other solenodons, it is a venomous, insect-eating animal that liv ...

and the

Hispaniolan hutia The Hispaniolan hutia (''Plagiodontia aedium'') is a small, endangered, rat-like mammal endemic to forests on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola (split between Haiti and the Dominican Republic). It lives in burrows or trees, and is active at ni ...

, endangered animals endemic to the

. These animals usually live in brushy areas and in and around the coffee plantations. Next to La Peonia is the Nalga de Maco National Park.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Villa Los Almacigos Populated places in Santiago Rodríguez Province Municipalities of the Dominican Republic