The heart of the Cibao Valley is probably Santiago, Moca, La Vega with Valverde and Duarte being the extreme limits.
It would refer also to the campo, not the cities. Places like Guayabal, La Paloma, San Victor, Las Yerbas, and others that are seldom in the news...
HB
Maybe this is what they are talking about
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