Defensa Civil E274
The place
Defensa Civil E274 in the province of La Vega, La Vega/Jarabacoa area (Cordillera Central, Pico Duarte, Cibao, Dominican Republic), at 76 m altitude, on the Pico Duarte foothills. Continuous Dominican Republic cluster (batches 260-392). Civil defense emergency shelter post for natural disasters (E274 stands for Estación 274 of the Dominican Civil Defense national network + Pico Duarte, 3098 m, highest peak in the Caribbean + Jarabacoa, the "eternal mountain", iconic tourism destination + Cordillera Central, Cibao "valley of the Yaque del Norte", 3 M inhabitants, agricultural + heritage of the Taíno people (pre-Columbian Arawak people, 1200 BC-1493, Hispaniola, cacique Caonabo, Anacaona, bohío + Spanish arrival 12 October 1492, Columbus, Hispaniola 1492-1493, Fort Navidad, first permanent European colony in the Americas + colonial genocide 1493-1560, 500,000 → 0 in 67 years + Trujillo 1930-1961, 31-year dictator, assassinated 30 May 1961 + Balaguer 1966-1996, 30 years + democratic stability since 1996).
The setting
La Vega, La Vega/Jarabacoa, Cordillera Central, Pico Duarte, Cibao, DR, 76 m, Pico Duarte foothills, continuous cluster batches 260-392, civil defense emergency shelter, E274, Dominican Civil Defense national network + Pico Duarte 3098 m, highest peak in the Caribbean + Jarabacoa, "eternal mountain", tourism + Cordillera Central, Cibao, Yaque del Norte valley, 3 M, agricultural, Taíno, Arawak, pre-Columbian, 1200 BC-1493, Hispaniola, cacique Caonabo, Anacaona, bohío + Columbus 12 Oct 1492, Hispaniola 1492-1493, Fort Navidad, first colony in the Americas + genocide 1493-1560, 500,000 → 0 in 67 years + Trujillo 1930-1961, 31 years, assassinated 30 May 1961 + Balaguer 1966-1996, 30 years + democracy since 1996.
