Reserva Cientifica Loma Quita Espuela Central Highlands

The dense vegetation of this remote countryside, and the difficulty traveling through it, gave the reserve its name: the Mountain of the Missing Spur (a cowboy's spur was presumably pulled off by a recalcitrant bush). The area is also home to the island's largest remaining rainforest, as well as loads of other endemic species, many on the verge of extinction.A guide is mandatory to access the park; tours can be arrange through the Fundación Loma Quita Espuela. The reserve is accessibly only with a 4WD, on a rough road 15km northeast of San Francisco de Macoris.