The Ministry of Tourism and the Historic Society of Montecristi (SHMC) have signed a cooperation agreement to rescue the leading tourist attractions and promote Montecristi as a tourist destination.
The Society maintains the Montecristi Museum and Hispaniola Research Center at Calle Duarte at the corner with San Fernando (opposite the clock tower) with free admission for all, covering the period from the earliest geology up to this time of the official founding of the town by the Spaniards in 1533. Exhibits show the culture of the original Taino inhabitants, and artifacts from the many shipwrecks in the area show the trade goods and lifestyle of the early settlers.
Minister of Tourism Francisco Javier Garcia said that Montecristi would benefit from day visitors arriving on the Carnival cruise ships once the Carnival port opens in Maimon next year. He said this is an opportunity to re-launch Montecristi that has large areas of private property for investors interested in developing tourist projects, as reported in Diario Libre.
www.diariolibre.com/noticias/2014/03/22/i536771_firman-acuerdo-para-turismo-montecristi.html
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