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Pico Duarte
The highest peak in the Caribbean at 3,098 meters, a multi-day hike through pine forest in the Cordillera Central of the Dominican Republic.
58 km · about 65 min drive
North AmericaDominican RepublicValverde Province
Mao
Valverde Province, Dominican Republic · North America
About Mao
Mao sits on the route: 15 minutes from Amina, 58km from Pico Duarte.
Mao is in Valverde Province, Dominican Republic, with about 48,000 people. The nearest town is Amina, about 9 km away.
Santa Cruz de Mao, or simply Mao, is the head municipality of the Valverde province, in the Dominican Republic.
It is the largest city of the Dominican northwest and the centre of the region. Its name, a Taíno word, comes from the River Mao, near the city. Its nickname is Ciudad de los Bellos Atardeceres (lit. 'CityRead more
of the Beautiful Sunsets'); this was given by Juan De Jesus Reyes, renowned poet and Dominican literary icon. There are no mountains to the west of the city and it is common to see a "red" sky at sunset; it is a very dry region and there is much dust in the air which gives the sky a red color.
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Within an hour or so of Mao: Pico Duarte (58 km).
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Mao is in Valverde Province, Dominican Republic, about 9 km from Amina.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 48,297
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Dominican Republic
- Region
- Valverde Province
- Timezone
- America/Santo_Domingo
- Coordinates
- 19.5491, -71.0781
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- 58 kmPico DuarteThe highest peak in the Caribbean at 3,098 meters, a multi-day hike through pine forest in the Cordillera Central of the Dominican Republic.
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