Miches
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Miches is a town located in El Seibo province in the northeast coast of the Dominican Republic. The community sits between the northern slopes of the Cordillera Oriental and the southern shore of the Samaná Bay.[1]
Origin of name
In 1936, the community formerly known as El Jovero changed its name -through Act No. 1181, published in the Official Gazette No. 4956-, in honor of the Dominican General of French origin Eugenio Miches.[2]
Economic activity
Miches has traditionally been a rural community in one of the least densely populated regions of the Dominican Republic. Agriculture, particularly the cultivation of rice, coconut, cocoa and tubers like yautía and ñame, cattle ranching, artisanal fishing, local handicrafts and small businesses are the main economic engines of the area.
Due to its geographical location, with the sea to the north and a mountain range to the south, Miches has historically lived isolated.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In recent years,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". improvements have been seen in the roads connecting Punta Cana, Santa Cruz de El Seibo and Sabana de la Mar, which have opened a new channel of communication that favors the diversification of the economy and an incipient development of tourism.[3]
Tourism development
Miches has a great tourism potential.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The extension of its beaches, and its irregular coasts creating unique landforms, providing all the means for potential tourism.[4] The area has mangroves, coconut trees, mountains, rivers, waterfalls, caves and tropical forests.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The construction of new roads and the announcement of major projects have fostered the development of tourism in Miches, with the appearance of small local businesses (such as restaurants, rental cabins, boat tours, horseback rides on the beach) and the creation of tourism clusters.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Miches will be the location of the project Tropicalia, a sustainable tourism and real estate development of Cisneros Real Estate, a division of Cisneros. Tropicalia will entail an investment of US$310 million and will generate around 1,800 jobs.[5] Since 2008, Tropicalia promotes, through Fundación Tropicalia, the sustainable social and economic development of Miches, working in the areas of environment, education, productivity, and socio-cultural advocacy.[6]
Locality
Notable Person
- Olivia Peguero, artist
References
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- ↑ ESSEG http://cees.columbia.edu/programs/esseg
- ↑ Moní Reyes, Ceferino (2011). Miches, historia y tradición Template:Webarchive (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Archivo General de la Nación.
- ↑ Danilo Medina inaugura carretera Bávaro-Uvero Alto-Miches; El Caribe 16/01/2015 || Danilo Medina inaugura la carretera El Seibo-Miches; Diario Libre 03/02/2015 || Dejan en funcionamiento la carretera Miches-Sabana de la Mar; Diario Libre 15/03/2016
- ↑ Moní Reyes, Ceferino (2011). Miches, historia y tradición Template:Webarchive (in Spanish). Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Archivo General de la Nación.
- ↑ La apuesta de inversión más importante de Grupo Cisneros; Forbes 09/05/2016
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