Family activities in La Romana.

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Family activities in La Romana.
La Romana is the main town in the south east of the Dominican Republic. It's an important tourist destination and it is the center of the sugar industry in the nation. Central Romana Company is the owner of a sophisticated sugar mill in the heart of the city and acres of sugarcane farms around the city. The wealthy flock to Casa de Campo, the most exclusive resort hotels in the area.

La Romana really took off after a modern sugar mill was built just after the First World War. Poor Dominicans and Haitians found work on the plantations or in the factory and the population continued to grow. The American Gulf and Western company bought the sugar mill in the sixties. And the company invested in more regions of the island. They used the dormant sugarcane fields for grazing of livestock. They also built hospitals, schools and additional housing for their workers. And they invested in Casa de Campo, a high end resort. With is the tourist industry was born in the area.

Tourism is surpassing the sugar industry lately as most important economical activity. A new pier and cruise terminal was built, adjacent to the new International airport. Largely contributing to the number of tourists visiting the area. The resorts line the beaches next to the Parque Nacional del Este,the most popular National Park in the entire country. La Romana borders the Caribbean Sea, which is a tourist magnet. The region has considerably more to offer as just beach and sea. The National Park is a transition zone between genuine rainforest and dry tropical forest. And you may sign up for excursions on the Rio Chavon that floats through a deep gorge towards the sea near La Romana. West of the metropolis you can find a great cave system, called Cueva de Maravillas. You can see Taino rock paintings here..