Eastern National Park Parque Nacional del Este

The coastal ecosystem of Parque Nacional del Este is a prime habitat for hundreds of species of plants, birds, fish and other marine animals. The area was also named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

As one of the Caribbean's largest marine parks, Parque Nacional del Este is a reserve for 112 of the Dominican Republic's 303 bird species. Four species of sea turtles nest in the park and manatees, bottlenose dolphins, numerous fish species and an immense coral reef system exist in the park's offshore waters.

The park has remote beaches, examples of pre-Columbian art in a system of caves and is the habitat of the now-scarce paloma coronita (crowned, or white-headed dove) and the rhinoceros iguana.