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Pueblo Viejo, La Vega

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The Archaeological and Historical National Park of Pueblo Viejo is centered around a fortress from the late 16th century. It includes the old city of Concepción de la Vega, and the Pueblo Viejo gold mine. It was the first (and only) site where gold was mined in the Dominican Republic. The city also reputedly was the first site producing sugar cane.

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Archaeological and Historical National Park of Pueblo Viejo, La Vega (ID: 1707)
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On tentative list 2001 Site history
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2001: Added to Tentative List
Added to tentative list
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First published: 31/08/19.

Zoë Sheng

Pueblo Viejo, La Vega

Pueblo Viejo, La Vega (On tentative list)

Archaeological and Historical National Park of Pue by Zoë Sheng

It's me again with a review of the Dominican Republic's rubbish tentative sites. Today we have Ruinas De La Vega Vieja and once again I want to point out that this is on the way from Santiago to Santo Domingo and not a huge detour. Google map is currently wrong and leads you behind the ruins so don't follow the icon for the Ruinas but instead for Fortaleza de la Concepción. Why the name change I don't know, see more in a minute. There is definitely nothing at the icon and it perhaps stands for the general area that holds more than the fort.

As you arrive at the fort ruins there is surprisingly a guy sitting here taking your money (it is cheap though) and maybe if you come across with more Spanish skills he would give you a quick guided tour, but for me he just lead me to the ruins and told me there are five spots to visit. Now if those other 4 belong to the tentative site or not I wouldn't know, maybe someone in the forum will know and I can update this. He talked about "Capilla Bautismo Del Señor" which is clearly not historical enough to fit the bill. The Google "homepage" for the ruins links to a blogspot with description and pictures.

Ok, so this place sucks. I picked the "best" picture here although the above mentioned website has a nicer topdown view. There are basically two buildings that may …

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