Constanza travel guide

With a good, tough, 4WD you can visit the Parque Nacional Valle Nuevo, via the very poor but spectacular road from Constanza to San José de Ocoa. The views are wonderful and you pass the geographical centre of the island, marked by four small pyramids at the Alta Bandera military post about 30 km south of Constanza. The park’s alpine plateau is at an altitude of about 2640 m and has a large number of plants which are unique to the island in pine and broadleaf forests. There are also thermal springs, three Amerindian cemeteries and the Aguas Blancas waterfall about 15 km south of town, so you can walk it if you want. The waterfall falls in three stages with a maximum drop of 87 m to a large pool at the bottom. At weekends or holidays it is very busy and lots of litter accumulates.