The Dominican Republic has one of the world's largest reserves of amber - petrified sap from trees that grew there 50 million years ago. The largest piece of amber found there weighed 21 pounds (9.5 kg).
El Colegio Superior de Señoritas, de estilo arquitectónico renacentista propio de la época, pertenece al grupo de edificios públicos que se levantaron en la capital antes de 1900.
The Dominican Republic has one of the world's largest reserves of amber - petrified sap from trees that grew there 50 million years ago. The largest piece of amber found there weighed 21 pounds (9.5 kg).
