MONTECRISTI / HISTORY / SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
The jewel of the northwest, the border province of Montecristi offers a wild, captivating landscape, ideal for off-the-beaten-path adventures. Rice and plantain fields, goats and giant cacti line the road that takes you to salt ponds and limestone cliffs that embrace the Atlantic Ocean and its waves.
The modest town of San Fernando de Montecristi, founded by Nicolás de Ovando in 1501 and named in honor of King Ferdinand of Spain, reveals a rich and inspiring legacy. This is where Cuban José Martí and Dominican General Máximo Gómez planned Cuba's independence from Spain; you can see several documents on display at the Museo Máximo Gómez.
Sunsets grace the town's small but beautiful malecón (seaside promenade), as well as its beaches, with many hotels and restaurants around the area serving the local specialty, spicy chivo (goat). From your oceanfront table, and from anywhere in town, you can see El Morro, the iconic mesa that towers over Montecristi, with a spectacular beach at its foot.
Over the last 5 years, Montecristi has been experiencing tremendous growth, including:
- The Museo Montecristi Luz, forma y color.
- A public-private partnership with Manzanillo Energy to build 420-megawatt power plants.
- The country's most important natural gas processing plant, with an investment of more than 1,750 million dollars.
- Development of the Súper 8 hotel, which has 54 rooms on four floors, a large parking lot, a pool, a restaurant and a gym, among other areas.
- Development of major real estate projects in the city center.
“The only reform we are going to undertake now is to bet on growth and investment.“
