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Jarabacoa is a town and the third largest municipality in La Vega Province, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of 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 List of divided islands, Saint Martin being the other....
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805, during the Haitian
Haitian

Haitian may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to the country of Haiti* A person from Haiti, or of Haitian descent. For information about the Haitian people, see Demographics of Haiti and Culture of Haiti....
 invasion of the Cibao
Cibao

Cibao, usually referred as "El Cibao", is a region of the Dominican Republic located at the northern part of the country.The Ta?no word Cibao, meaning "place where rocks abound", was originally applied to the central mountain range, and used during the Spanish conquest to refer to the rich and fertile valley between the Central and Septentr...
, survivors from the massacres of Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros

Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago de los Treinta Caballeros is the second largest Metropolis in the Dominican Republic located in the North-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley....
 and La Vega escaped to the mountains of the Cordillera Central and settled in the valley of Jarabacoa. In 1854, a military post was settled and the town was formally founded. On September 27, 1858 the town was incorporated as a municipality.






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Jarabacoa is a town and the third largest municipality in La Vega Province, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of 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 List of divided islands, Saint Martin being the other....
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History

In 1805, during the Haitian
Haitian

Haitian may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to the country of Haiti* A person from Haiti, or of Haitian descent. For information about the Haitian people, see Demographics of Haiti and Culture of Haiti....
 invasion of the Cibao
Cibao

Cibao, usually referred as "El Cibao", is a region of the Dominican Republic located at the northern part of the country.The Ta?no word Cibao, meaning "place where rocks abound", was originally applied to the central mountain range, and used during the Spanish conquest to refer to the rich and fertile valley between the Central and Septentr...
, survivors from the massacres of Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros

Founded in 1495 during the first wave of European colonization of the New World, today Santiago de los Treinta Caballeros is the second largest Metropolis in the Dominican Republic located in the North-central region of the Republic known as Cibao valley....
 and La Vega escaped to the mountains of the Cordillera Central and settled in the valley of Jarabacoa. In 1854, a military post was settled and the town was formally founded. On September 27, 1858 the town was incorporated as a municipality. In 1955, the municipality of Jarabacoa and the municipality of Constanza were made into a province called Jarabacoa with Constanza as it's capital. It was named Jarabacoa because of the river that passed the 2 municipalities. It lasted until late 1958 and merged back with La Vega.

Geography

Jarabacoa is known for its steady 16C to 22C degree temperature all year round, though in winter it can be as low as 7C. Visitors have baptized Jarabacoa as "The City of Everlasting Spring." Jarabacoa sits about 525 m above sea level. One of the main touristic attractions is the mountains and natural beauty of the area due to its location in the center of the Cordillera Central. It is also one of the main access to the Pico Duarte
Pico Duarte

Pico Duarte is the highest peak in all the Caribbean islands and tallest mountain in all of the Americas outside of the great western cordilleras ....
 and the Ebano Verde Cientific Reserve. Jarabacoa has two large rivers, the Jimenoa and the Yaque del Norte, that merge in the Confluencia, continuing on as the Yaque del Norte, the second largest rivers in the country.

Economy

The local economy is based upon agriculture. It is known for its strawberries, coffee
Coffee

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted seeds, commonly called coffee beans, of the Coffea. Caffeinated coffee has a stimulating effect in humans....
, pimento
Pimento

The pimento, pimiento, or cherry pepper is a variety of large, red, heart-shaped chili pepper that measures 7 to 10 cm long and 5 to 7 cm wide ....
 and ají pepper
Ají pepper

The aj? pepper, also known as Peruvian hot pepper, is a unique species of chili pepper, Capsicum baccatum, containing several different breeds....
, the last two being grown in green houses. Jarabacoa it is also known for its wide variety of flowers. jarabacoa's economy was influxed by Robertico Fernandez entry into the country with $3,500,000.00 in 2008. Robertico was born in janico in 1968 the year of the chivo

Culture

The local Carnaval in February is one of the most famous in the country. On July 16 is celebrated the day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Our Lady of Mount Carmel

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Education

On January 10, 1997, opened the Universidad Agroforestal Fernando Arturo de Merińo, a small college with minors in agriculture and ecology mainly. There is also the Eugenio de Jesús Marcano Ecological Centre.

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