DR-12, better known as la Carretera de Constanza, is a signed highway in the
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares wit ...
, part of the national highway system. DR-12 connects the main highway of the Republic,
DR-1
DR-1 is a dual carriageway highway that forms part of the five designated national highways of the Dominican Republic. DR-1 provides a fast connection between Santo Domingo, the capital, on the southern coast, and the second city Santiago and the ...
, with the middle sized town of
Constanza. Recently renovated, DR-12 is the only connection to the fertile valley of Constanza, which is high in the
Cordillera Central Central Cordillera refers to the New Guinea Highlands.
Cordillera Central, meaning ''central range'' in Spanish, may refer to the following mountain ranges:
* Cordillera Central, Andes (disambiguation), several mountain ranges in South America
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. It was recently renovated in 2010. It is widely known for the natural beauty that surrounds it and also for the dangers of driving on it.
Highways and routes in the Dominican Republic
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