Cotubanamá National Park

Cotubanamá National Park (formerly Parque Nacional del Este) is located on the lower southeastern coast of the Dominican Republic, spanning across the provinces of La Altagracia and La Romana with an area of 791.9 km2 (305.8 sq mi) which includes a range of dense humid and dry subtropical forests, mangroves, beaches, and caves.  

East National Park was officially declared a National Park and Reserve in 1975 by Decree No. 1311, and subsequently inducted into the environmental and Protected Area Laws No. 64-00 and Law No. 202-04, after a study was conducted on the land which discovered the presence of over 539 plant species, more than 50 of which are endemic to the region.  

In 2014, the Dominican National Congress voted to change the park's original name of Parque Nacional del Este, to Parque Nacional Cotubanamá in honor of the fallen Taino Chief (Cacique).  

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