Visit El Seibo and knows its strong Spanish heritage




El Seibo 

 

What can you find at El Seibo?



Santa Cruz del Seibo account with a colonial monument which is named the Basilica of the Holy Cross, built in a Victorian style, this monument was built in the year 1556. Within this monument, there is a cross adorned with precious jewels, taking in the center a Lignum Crucis, which is a splinter of the Cross of Calvary, cross in that Jesus Christ died, this splinter was donated by the Vatican. Also in this monument, hang from the ceiling Three Cruces, which together with the cross of the belfry, are located intentionally in the direction toward the cross of Asomante. 




Within the church there are some images of the century XV and XVI, and also grandiose objects of gold and silver of the XV century adorned with diamonds and emeralds. Also are the jewels that bequeathed Maria Sepedo: jewelry made of pearls, gold and precious stones that date back to the year 1500, and the stick of don Uvero Mejía made of gold and pearls for the church board to the crown of pearls. El Seibo is divided into two municipalities and five municipal districts, which are:



Santa Cruz del Seibo, municipality header of the Province

Pedro Sánchez 

San Francisco-Vicentillo 

Santa Lucía 

Miches

El Cedro 

La Gina 

 In Santa Cruz de El Seibo, the natural landscape allows them to the lovers of the mountain sport and the ecotourism a wide variety of activities, since its vegetation is amazing and beautiful. Lovers of aquatic climbing can ascend until the white cascade, place where is born the main river of the province, with a height of 650 m. This waterfall is located in Pedro Sanchez, a small population just 14 kilometers to the northeast of Santa Cruz del Seibo. Also here in Pedro Sanchez can be promoted to the Eastern Cordillera and explore the caves of the Chiva and Hondona.  

In addition Pedro Sanchez account also with the lake of Birds, lake whose formation is due to the collapse of a gigantic tree where it is posed in hours of the afternoon various birds of bio-ecological system of the area. You can also enjoy the natural landscape from the top of the eastern cordillera, where born one of the most beautiful breaks in the area: El Cocuyo. In each one of the caves, you can enjoy the existing rock art, legacy of the first settlers of this province.

From Miches, a village belonging to Santa Cruz del Seibo, located to 37 km to the northeast, people who are lovers of natural beauty, they can be moved to 12 kilometers eastward to the largest natural lakes in the country With a variety bio-ecological unique in Latin America enjoying the fantastic and beautiful surroundings bathed in crystalline rivers of sweet drinking water, staying in hotels in the area and enjoy the waves and cool breezes from the sea, with a beach of 1.7 kilometers of white sand and a true eternal summer to take the pure energy and radiant of the sun.

In Santa Cruz del Seibo, there is a small community whose name is La Higuera, just 3.5 kilometers of Seibo toward the middle. La Higuera has a small waterfall rustic 1, 5 kilometers from the community, is a natural reserve with crystalline waters and that by its beauty makes it a kind of oasis with shallow waters. These waters come from the arroyo Guraba.  For the lovers of the nature, El Seibo is a quiet and pleasant place to explore and practice some sports. Although this province has a great natural wealth for ecotourism has not yet been exploited a 15 per cent of its potential. The province of El Seibo account also with beautiful beaches. In the bay of Miches are magnificent beaches with white sands, within these beaches we can mention some as:




Paya costa Esmeralda
Playa Esmeralda
Playa Bahía Esmeralda
Coco Loco Beach


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