{"id":467430,"date":"2021-08-07T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/jima-falls-natural-monument\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T00:24:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T04:24:02","slug":"jima-falls-natural-monument","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/style\/tourism\/jima-falls-natural-monument\/","title":{"rendered":"Jima Falls Natural Monument"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bonao.- With this suffocating heat, what could be better than touring the northern part of the country and reaching the Jima Falls Natural Monument? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;It is currently one of the biggest tourist attractions &nbsp;&nbsp;in the Dominican Republic and is specifically located in Monse\u00f1or Nouel province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It offers a unique fauna and flora where people can not only take a good dip and enjoy its cold waters, but also walk along its path that is full of trees, each well identified about their origins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los Saltos de Jima &nbsp;se caracterizan porque en sus corvetas se esconden las l\u00edmpidas aguas del r\u00edo Jima que nace en la Reserva Cient\u00edfica Las Neblinas y desemboca en la Presa de Rinc\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is good to keep in mind that this protected area was declared a Natural Monument in August 2009, and has twelve waterfalls and ten pools suitable for bathing, known as the Queen's Pools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The interesting thing about its waters is that they are so clean and crystalline that they allow you to see a large number of fish, thus managing to attract the attention of tourists, especially domestic ones, who visit this point in the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-08-06-at-10.19.38-PM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12943\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jumps to see<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the 12 waterfalls, only two are the most visited. Both offer an impressive view as they intermingle tall trees, large stones and jumps of great beauty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Take into account<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many decide to visit these waterfalls from the morning hours since it offers a beautiful and interesting tropical environment, taking into account that sometimes torrential downpours arise, because Monse\u00f1or Nouel is one of the areas where the most rainfall occurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Likewise, it is good to keep in mind that on weekends, especially Sundays, many tourist tours of different nationalities and from different parts of the country arrive, so it is recommended not to litter within the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Flora and Fauna<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within the species that abound on the trail are plants such as figs, sablito, male fern, ceibas and spathodeas. As for the fauna in the Jima Falls, you will find many native and endemic species of birds, amphibians and reptiles typical of the rainforest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Salvador Batista<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bonao.- With this suffocating heat, what could be better than touring the northern part of the country and reaching the Jima Falls Natural Monument? &nbsp;It is currently one of the biggest tourist attractions &nbsp;&nbsp;in the Dominican Republic and is specifically located in Monse\u00f1or Nouel province. It offers a unique fauna and flora where people can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":467431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5830],"tags":[14792,40306],"class_list":{"0":"post-467430","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tourism","8":"tag-bonao","9":"tag-jima-jumps"},"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-08-06-at-10.18.02-PM.jpeg","dum_api":{"author_name":"Redacci\u00f3n De \u00daltimo Minuto","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-logo-de-ultimo-minuto-96x96.png","categories_name":["Tourism"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-08-06-at-10.18.02-PM.jpeg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=467430"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":467432,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467430\/revisions\/467432"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/467431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=467430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=467430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=467430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}