The Ministry of Tourism regulated the visits to El Limón Waterfall in Samaná. The Ecotourism and Environment Department of the Ministry prohibited reaching the waterfalls by vehicle or bicycles. One will only be able to get there by horse or mule or on foot. Also being prohibited are canyoning (a combination of swimming, climbing, cascading and walking through the river canyons as you make your way downstream), and building within 30 meters from the waterfall and river beds. The communities that benefit from tourism in the area must initiate a reforestation of the river beds, especially in the area of the waterfall. Guides taking tourists to the waterfall must be trained and registered with the Ministry of Tourism. The guides and vendors are the community dwellers of the area. The Centro para la Conservación y Ecodesarrollo de la Bahía de Samana y su Entorno (CEBSE) and the Ministry of Tourism seek to preserve this natural attraction with the new measures.
