Mr_DR said:
That is what makes DR so special except for the humidity.
To what corner of the island would you go to avoid the humidity?
Personally, the only time I feel really uncomfortable in the lowlands of the DR is during the Summer month when the island appears to be in an oven. During that time I usually head for the mountains (I have a vac. home in Jarabacoa) since the weather is so much more pleasant there than in the low lands.
In Jarabacoa, basically the climate there is still tropical but with much lower humidity than in the lower valleys.
In Constanza, the clilmate is down right continental for my taste.
and in the Valle Nuevo you need a sweater even in the Summer month due to the cool temperatures there. Of course, Valle Nuevo is a protected land, I think its either a national park or a scientific reserve. I've heard people refer to it as both, but the point is that its protected, in theory.
There is an area near Pico Duarte where you can hear to Coqui frog singing. For many years people thought that the Coqui frog only lived in Puerto Rico (in fact, its a national symbol with Puerto Rico), but recently it was discovered that the Coqui also lives in the Cordillera Central, along with different birds including parrots and palmchats and also wild boars.
Over all, its a nice area with lots of rock outcroppings similar to the ones in the Alps, thus the nickname given to the area as the "Dominican Alps".