Highway Sabaneta / Moca

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Hi Folks

Just thought I would update the condition of the highway. Must be an election coming up, the highway pretty much has been repaired. The only bad place is from Sabanete to Palo Amarillo, that long straight stretch with a bunch of pot holes. The area by Jamoa next to the gallistico is all new pavement, and that real bad place by Arroyo Frio that has that little bridge has also been repaved.

On the Moca side all the bad areas on the corners are all good.

So if anyone wants to take a real nice drive, or a ride on their moto, the highway is in great condition (even for the DR).

Happy trails

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whirleybird

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Thanks for the info. Good to know that the route I take to Santiago is now in better condition as last time I went that way there were some very rough patches high up before La Cumbre.
 
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We took that road when we drove from Santo Domingo to Sabaneta, and we were expecting it to be much worse than it was.

It was our first trip that way, and found the views lovely.

As an aside, last night we watched In the Time of the Butterflies on TV, and it led to a conversation about one sister still being alive. Google sent me to an article that said after the Mirabels were murdered they were placed back into their car and pushed off La Cumbre. I didn't know that before. :disappoin
 
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I may be mistaken (once again), but I always thought the location of the Mirabal sister's death was on the carretera turistica... running from near puerto plata to santiago. not the sabaneta to moca road.
 
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CFA, from what I read [which might be wrong!] it isn't where they were killed, it's where they dumped the car and bodies, trying unsuccessfully to make it look like an accident.
 
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Rode that road twice this week, and it's true! Massive upgrades!
 
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The Mirabal sisters were killed near where Star Hills is now, there is a small monument there, between Playa Dorada and the Gran Parada.
They were taken from there to a remote road near La Cumbre, off the Calle Turistica as it's known now, and their car was pushed off the cliff there to fake an accident.
The sculptured faces of these brave women are there for viewing and, a very nice site by anyone interested in the tragic Trujillo years. It's not that easy to get to, but worth the visit.
There is a website I think called Panoramica Turistica or something similarly worded. about the area.
 
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Trainman33

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No way on non-motocross motos getting to that monument, it is a very treacherous dirt road.
 
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This is the website pulga is talking about for the Carretera Turistica: http://www.rutapanoramica.com/versions/route-guide.pdf


tflea said:
The Mirabal sisters were killed near where Star Hills is now, there is a small monument there, between Playa Dorada and the Gran Parada.
They were taken from there to a remote road near La Cumbre, off the Calle Turistica as it's known now, and their car was pushed off the cliff there to fake an accident.
The sculptured faces of these brave women are there for viewing and, a very nice site by anyone interested in the tragic Trujillo years. It's not that easy to get to, but worth the visit.
There is a website I think called Panoramica Turistica or something similarly worded. about the area.
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tflea said:
The Mirabal sisters were killed near where Star Hills is now, there is a small monument there, between Playa Dorada and the Gran Parada.
They were taken from there to a remote road near La Cumbre, off the Calle Turistica as it's known now, and their car was pushed off the cliff there to fake an accident.
The sculptured faces of these brave women are there for viewing and, a very nice site by anyone interested in the tragic Trujillo years. It's not that easy to get to, but worth the visit.
There is a website I think called Panoramica Turistica or something similarly worded. about the area.
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Exactly where is it? Alida doesn't know, but says it's a small, remote road...
 
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CB, coming from Santiago on the Turistica as you come to La Cumbre take the right at the police station. Memorial is on the right. The road will take you to the dump near Tamboril where it eventually turns back to pavement. Check google earth. I believe it may be marked there.
 
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Jumbo said:
CB, coming from Santiago on the Turistica as you come to La Cumbre take the right at the police station. Memorial is on the right. The road will take you to the dump near Tamboril where it eventually turns back to pavement. Check google earth. I believe it may be marked there.
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I'm confused.

Is it on the old Touristica highway, Santiago to between Sosua and Puerto Plata, or the road from Moca to Sabeneta we call the Jimao road?
 
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CB, The old Turistica road at La Cumbre as described by Jumbo in Post #12
 
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Ah, now it makes sense.....I thought it was the other La Cumbre on the Moca/Sabaneta road.

So today DR1 taught me some geography, and some techy stuff about dongles. :bunny:
 
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snoozer said:
Cumbre means 'summit', so for sure there is a cumbre on the Santiago to Gran Parada road.
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aaaaahhhh! that would explain it then............ grrrrrrrrrrrrr re my poor Spanish! Thanks for the lesson and will remember that translation in future.
 
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