The Parque Nacional Del Este (or National Park of the East) is located in eastern Dominican Republic

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...

. Founded on September 16, 1975, the park consists 31,244 km of open space on the southeastern peninsula of Hispaniola

Hispaniola

Hispaniola is a major island in the Caribbean, containing the two sovereign states of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The island is located between the islands of Cuba to the west and Puerto Rico to the east, within the hurricane belt...

 and 10,650 km on Isla Saona, a popular tourist destination, totalling 41,894 km in protected area. The protected area also includes a 12,000 km buffer zone around the park boundaries.

World Heritage Status

This site was added to the UNESCO

UNESCO

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 World Heritage Tentative List on November 21st, 2001 in the Mixed (Cultural & Natural) category.fuc