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Concepción de La Vega, or just La Vega, is the largest city and municipality of the central Dominican Republic.
[edit] HistoryIn 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] Sectors
[edit] EconomyLocal 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] GeographyLa Vega is separated from north to Camú River. This river flows about 100 kilometers before emptying into Yuna river. La Vega is separated from south to Cordillera Central. This is the largest and the biggest mountain system of the Dominican Republic. La Vega is separated from east to El Ponton Field. This airport is used to local flights. La Vega is separated from west to Camú River and Montellano. [edit] EducationThere is an extension of the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña and there is the Universidad Católica Tecnológica del Cibao. Since 2005 the government of the Dominican Republic mister Leonel Fernández Reyna alongside the local government are planning to build an extension of the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo but there are some conflicts and the project is late. This city also has one of the most expensive schools in the country, the famous Colegio Inmaculada Concepción de La Vega which counts more than 3,000 students from all around the country. [edit] Privates & Publics schools & High schools
[edit] The Book Fairanually, the famous feria del libro de Republica Dominicana take place in the city of concepcion de la vega, in this famous fair most of the famous books and literary works from the dominicans writers such as Juan Bosch,Joaquin Balaguer,Federico Garcia Godoy between others, and international writers such as Gabriela Mistral, Rubén Darío,Gabriel García Márquez between others are sold and some theatrical works are shown to the public. This fair is celebrated each year in the month of september, lasting about one week. This fair brings to this city all the editors from all around the country selling many kinds of books,theatrical works etc.
[edit] Transportationthere are many buses companies which travel to many differents citites like: Santo Domingo, santiago de los caballeros, Samana, San Felipe de Puerto Plata etc. and there is also El Ponton Field which serves domestics flights [edit] CultureFebruary 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. == Carnival == el carnaval vegano is celebrated in the city of la vega each sunday of the month february. This event brings to this city thousand of tourists each year. This carnival is conciderd 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
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