Jacagua, Villa of Santiago

PLEASE NOTE

Anyone planning a visit to this site should be aware that the coordinates given on the map above are known to be "inexact". 

They are based solely on 2 general descriptions of how to reach the site provided in e-mails by a resident of Santiago de los Caballeros. As it proved impossible to determine exact coordinates from this description, a location 500 metres north of Tres Cruces where the road crosses the Rio Jacagua was chosen. This is situated in the neighbourhood of the site but with the exact distance and direction from there unknown.

Anyone trying to visit the site should also be aware that it is situated on private land and entry is only possible via the owner and an entry/guiding payment. Contact should be made with Pepe or Emmanual Benoit Tel 809-676-6781. It is understood that the owner prefers prior contact. It is also understood that the ruins are in bad condition and overgrown such that ICOMOS in the Dominican Republic has placed them on its National "In danger" list. See here for a video of a visit.

The "detailed" descriptions provided on how to reach the site from Tres Cruces were

a. (from central Santiago de los Caballeros) "hacia el norte. Se pasarán Obras Públicas, el liceo Mélida Giralt y Las Tres Cruces de Jacagua. Se sigue recto por un buen trecho hasta encontrar un cruce con una bifurcación a mano derecha. Se seguirá derecho y al doblar …