The beauty of the country is rendered by the mix-up of the high and lowland areas, rivers and lakes, including offshore islands. The Dominican Republic displays beautiful mountain ranges covered with forests, Pico Duarte being the highest mountain in the Caribbean and plains such as the Coastal Plain of Santo Domingo. Despite not having been blessed with natural lakes, The Yaque del Norte represents the longest river in here, crossing the most fertile area, The Cibao Valley. Turtles are the key attraction points whenever it is to outline the particularities of the flora and fauna here. Four types of turtles live here in a perfect cohabitation with the American crocodile. The Enriquilo Basion is the shelter of some endangered species such
