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El Calichal Destination Guide

Touring El Calichal in Dominican Republic

El Calichal in the region of La Altagracia is a city located in Dominican Republic - some 78 mi or ( 126 km ) East of Santo Domingo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of El Calichal

Time in El Calichal is now 08:17 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Santo Domingo " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Siete Puertas, Santo Domingo, Santiago de los Caballeros, Santa Rosa, and Santa Rita. Being here already, consider visiting Siete Puertas . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for El Calichal ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

La Altagracia Chimes

0:29 min by Pedro Barry
Views: 2717 Rating: 5.00

Noon Time Chimes at The Basilica De La Altagracia, Higuey, Dominican Republic. ..

El Fuego del Sol and Santana Verde

8:21 min by kevadair
Views: 1369 Rating: 5.00

www.elfuegodelsol.com or www.forceofthesun.com Ecotourism in the Dominican Republic. Presenting an integrated approach of affordable ecological luxury residences, natural surroundings, cultural histor ..


Don Coco

3:07 min by gabayone
Views: 1099 Rating: 4.50

El equipo de animacion del Riu Taino,presenta las cualidades del Coco,gabayone lo estuvo grabando 23 noviembre 2008. ..

El Fuego del Sol 09 Participants' Perspectives

6:02 min by kevadair
Views: 323 Rating: 0.00

March 2009. Students and their leader from the University of San Francisco recently visited the DR and Haiti through the El Fuego del Sol excursion program. In another video coming soon, we'll see mor ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Basílica Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia

The Basílica Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and cathedral dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary located in Salvaleón de Higüey, Dominican Republic. The basilica is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia en Higüey. The basilica was decreed on December 17, 1970. Among the many reasons that inspired its creation, there is one that highlights among the rest.

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Located at 18.62 -68.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Churches in the Dominican Republic, Postmodern architecture

Higüey (city)

Higüey, or in full Salvaleón de Higüey, is the capital city of the eastern La Altagracia Province, in the Dominican Republic. The Yuma River flows through the urban areas of Higüey. Higüey is also the denomination of a former native chiefdom in the east of the island at the arrival of Christopher Columbus. It is one of the economically fastest-developing cities in the country, and dubbed the Capital of Dominican Tourism and sometimes the Capital of Stockbreeding.

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Located at 18.62 -68.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: La Altagracia Province, Populated places in the Dominican Republic

Baigua Field

Baigua Airport is located in Higüey, the capital city of La Altagracia province in the Dominican Republic. It serves mostly for private aviation in the locality.

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Located at 18.53 -68.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Airports in the Dominican Republic, La Altagracia Province

Altos de Chavón

The biggest attraction in La Romana, Dominican Republic, is Altos de Chavón, a re-creation of a medieval European village conceived from the imagination of Roberto Copa, a former Paramount Pictures set designer, and Charles Bluhdorn. Its construction began in 1976 when the construction of a nearby road and bridge crossing the Chavón River had to be blasted through a mountain of stone.

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Located at 18.42 -68.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in the Dominican Republic, Music venues in the Dominican Republic, Visitor attractions in the Dominican Republic

San Rafael del Yuma

San Rafael del Yuma is a municipality of approximately 100,000 people, located in the La Altagracia province of the Dominican Republic. The ruins of Juan Ponce de León's residence are located on a plateau located three kilometers from San Rafael de Yuma. The municipality is located 10 kilometers from Boca de Yuma. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:18|26|N|68|40|W|region:DO_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|| |primary |name= }}

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Located at 18.43 -68.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: La Altagracia Province, Populated places in the Dominican Republic