This park hosts the 200 km² Enriquillo lake.

The lake is 30 meters below sea level, its water 3 time more salty than the sea.

In the center of the lake, you will step on the Cabritos island, last refuge of the famous cacique Enriquillo, with its typical fauna of iguanas, birds (60 species of which red flamingoes), scorpions and crocodiles.

The climate is very arid and the average rain is the lowest of the whole country.
Thus the vegetation is mainly made of cactus (50 species, lmost of them endemic).

The lake is said to be "the biggest American crocodiles reserve of the world".
More than 400 crocodiles reproduce there, and spend their day (usually very warm) around that corner of the lake where a cold river meets with the salty lake.

You also will be able to swim, not with the crocodiles, but in the natural sulfate swimming pool (very famous in cosmetology for skin cures).
In the afternoon, you will climb to the Taïnos Cave "Las Caritas", where you will have an amazing panoramic view over the Lake and the mountains of Bahoruco.

In the Independencia region, come to discover the National park Isla Cabritos.