Cabo Rojo, Dominican Republic
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Literally meaning "Red Cape", is both a cape on the southwestern coast of the Dominican Republic
, and a beach on the same location. More specifically, it belongs to Pedernales Province, the southernmost province of the country.
This part of the country is known for its bauxite
mines and its beautiful beaches like Bahia de las Aguilas
and Cabo Rojo
.
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
, and a beach on the same location. More specifically, it belongs to Pedernales Province, the southernmost province of the country.
This part of the country is known for its bauxite
Bauxite
Bauxite is an aluminium ore and is the main source of aluminium. This form of rock consists mostly of the minerals gibbsite Al3, boehmite γ-AlO, and diaspore α-AlO, in a mixture with the two iron oxides goethite and hematite, the clay mineral kaolinite, and small amounts of anatase TiO2...
mines and its beautiful beaches like Bahia de las Aguilas
Bahia de las Aguilas
Literally "Eagles Bay", Bahia de las Aguilas is an 8 km long beach along the southwestern coast of the Dominican Republic. It belongs to the Jaragua National Park, and it is considered by Dominicans one of the most beautiful beaches in the world....
and Cabo Rojo
Cabo Rojo
Cabo rojo, Spanish for red cape, may refer to:* The municipality of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico* The coastal feature of Cabo Rojo in the Mexican state of Veracruz* Cabo Rojo, Dominican Republic, in Pedernales Province...
.