Concepción de La Vega
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| Concepción de La Vega | |||
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  Concepción de La Vega
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| Coordinates: 19°13′N 70°32′W / 19.217°N 70.533°W | |||
| Country | Dominican Republic | ||
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| Province | Province | ||
| Municipality | Concepción de La Vega | ||
| Founded | 1494 | ||
| Relocated | December 2, 1562 | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 651.33 km2 (251.5 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 500 m (1,640 ft) | ||
| Population (2008 est.[update]) | |||
| - Total | 339,145 | ||
| Time zone | GMT-4 (UTC) | ||
| Website | http://www.lavega.com | ||
Concepción de La Vega better known as La Vega, is the largest city and municipality of the central Dominican Republic.
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[edit] History
In 1494, Christopher Columbus built a small fort near what is today the actual town of La Vega in the central Dominican Republic. It was intended to guard the route to the interior gold deposits of the Cibao valley. A Spanish settlement known as Concepción de la Vega gradually grew up around the fort, and after 1508, when gold was found in quantity there, Concepción became the first gold boomtown in the continent. By 1510 it was one of the largest and most important European cities in the hemisphere. The town was destroyed and buried by an earthquake on December 2, 1562, and the survivors relocated to the present site on the banks of the Camú River. The site of the ruined town remained largely in farmland until 1975, when a small portion of the original city was purchased by the Dominican government in 1976 and named as the National Park of Concepción de la Vega.
[edit] Economy
Local industries are based upon cacao, coffee, tobacco, rice and cattle production. There is also a small but very famous brewery called Cervecería Vegana known for its pilsener-style beers, Quisqueya and Soberana. There is a factory which is known for make the famous sausage induveca.
[edit] Geography
concepcion de la vega is separated from north to Camú River this river flows about 100 kilometers before emptying into Yuna river. concepcion de la vega is separated from south to Cordillera Central this is the largest and the biggest mountain system of the dominican republic concepcion de la vega is separated from east to El Ponton Field this airport is used to local flights. concepcion de la vega is separated from west to Camú River and Montellano.
[edit] Education
There is an extension of the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña and there is the Universidad Católica Tecnológica del Cibao. sice 2005 the goverment of the dominican republic mister Leonel Fernández Reyna alongside with the local goverment are planning to bluid an extension of the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo but there are some conflicts and the project is late.
[edit] Transportation
The city is 125 km from Santo Domingo on the DR-1. Several bus companies on several schedules reach the city daily. There is also El Ponton Airport for domestic flights only.
[edit] Culture
February is known as the Carnaval month in La Vega and is the most famous in the entire country. The patron saint is the Virgen de las Mercedes, celebrated on September 24.
[edit] Carnival
La vega's carnival or carnival of la vega (Spanish carnaval vegano]] is celebrated in the city of concepcion de la vega each sunday of the month february. This event brings to this city thousand of tourists each year. This carnival is concerned to be the best carnival of the caribbean and the best carnival of the country.
many activities take place before and during the celebration of the carnival
- Miss carnaval vegano pegeant: in this pegeant the queen of the carnival is chosen YESI TAVERAS is the actual queen.
- Mister carnaval vega pegeant: in this pegeant the king if the carnival is chosen MARCOS DURAN is the actual king.
- Opening parade: this is the event that open the carnival, it's ussually celebrated days before the carnival.
- The great concert: every sunday after the carnival a concert with popular singers is celebrated.
- February 27th: This is the independece's day of the dominican republic, every school and every establishment should march in the morning and in the afternoon is banned to wear a mask if are participating in the carnival
- March 1st: the closing date.
[edit] Notable people
- Juan Bosch president of the dominican republic february 27th 1963- september 24th 1963
- Antonio Guzmán Fernández President of the dominican republic 1978-1982
- Larimar Fiallo Miss Dominican Republic 2004
[edit] Photo gallery
 the catedral of la vega |
 suburbs |
 plaza duarte |
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