Everything was going fine until all community members have not started one by one to die of smallpox, which is included by the Spaniards on the island. The immune system Taino was not adapted to such conditions, and a decade later from the state Enriquillo no trace. We already late, it is recommended to come to the lake early in the morning, because of the heat in the first place. Continue on road until you notice a huge shield, I invite you to visit the National Forest Lake Enriquillo. Huge Lake - now an inland sea, stretching on an area of 200 sq. km.
Lake-all that remains of the channel when connecting to the bay Neyba the bay of Puerto Principe (Haiti). The southern part of Lake desert and sparsely populated. Water it 3 times saltier than the waters of the Caribbean Sea and is located at 45 m below sea level. Three islands located in the middle of the lake: Kabritos (Ials Cabritos), Barbarita (Isla Barbarita) and Islita (Islita). The first thing that catches your eye when we go out of the car - it's an iguana! Run photographs, and behind them tens. They move rapidly on their crooked legs on the reserve away from the camera. Thus, entry costs 30 pesos. The road to the reserve leads to a small jetty, from where boats depart for Kabritos Island (Goat Island, the largest of the three, an area of 24 sq. km (12 miles in length and 2.5 km wide), which is the world's largest reserve of American crocodiles, the Red List of endangered species.
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