A fruit native from Africa but representative of the Dominican Republic The tamarindo is a tropical…
Category: Nature
The Zapote
One of the favorite fruits of the Dominican People Zapote, Dominican Sapote, “papaya carica papaya”, “mamey…
The Noni
The Miracle Fruit Noni is the name given to it once and tropical fruit tree native…
The Níspero (Dominican Loquat)
A sweet and refreshing fruit The Dominican Loquat, Níspero, masaranduba, sapodilla, whose scientific name is “Manilkara…
The Jagua
An abundant fruit in Dominican Republic The Jagua, whose scientific name is “Genipa Americana L.”, is…
The Carambola or starfruit
An exotic fruit The Starfruit or Carambola is the fruit of an ever green tropical bush,…
Cotorra de la Hispaniola (Hispaniolan parrot)
Wonderful birds The Dominican parrot, Hispanional parrot, Hispaniolan Amazon or Amazone Ventralis is and endemic species…
The Acerola
A fruit rich in vitamin C The acerola or semeruco with the scientific name “Malpighia emarginata”…
The Cigua Palmera
National bird of Dominican Republic The palmchat, the “Cigua Palmera” in Spanish, is the national bird…