▁region . ▁ ▁Domin ican ▁national ▁park ▁system ▁The ▁Domin ican ▁national ▁park ▁system ▁includes : ▁ ▁urban ▁par ks ▁and ▁recre ational ▁areas . ▁ ▁nature ▁res erves ▁— ▁protect ing ▁the ▁country ' s ▁natural ▁habit ats , ▁fl ora , ▁and ▁fa una . ▁ ▁zo ological ▁& ▁botan ical ▁gard ens ▁— ▁protect ing ▁the ▁country ' s ▁fl ora ▁and ▁fa una . ▁ ▁The ▁Ministry ▁of ▁the ▁Environment ▁is ▁the ▁institution ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁development , ▁administration , ▁organization , ▁and ▁maintenance ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁country ' s ▁natural ▁and ▁recre ational ▁areas . ▁Its ▁principal ▁objective ▁is ▁to ▁con serve ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁natural ▁resources ▁and ▁unique ▁e colog ical ▁her itage , ▁for ▁the ▁per enn ial ▁enjoy ment ▁of ▁present ▁and ▁future ▁gener ations . ▁ ▁National ▁park ▁list ings ▁A ▁partial ▁listing ▁of ▁Domin ican ▁national ▁par ks ▁includes : ▁▁ 1 .) ▁ ▁C ue va ▁de ▁las ▁Mar av illas ▁National ▁Park ▁( C ave ▁of ▁Mira cles ▁National ▁Park ). Close ▁to ▁San ▁Pedro ▁de ▁Mac or ís ▁at ▁the ▁south ▁coast . ▁T ain o ▁paint ings . ▁▁ 2 .) ▁▁ ▁Par que ▁Nacional ▁Del ▁Este ▁( Del ▁Este ▁National ▁Park ). In ▁the ▁south - east ▁of ▁the ▁country / is land , ▁between ▁La ▁Rom ana ▁and ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Y uma ▁River . ▁It ▁includes ▁the ▁coast al ▁Is la ▁Sa ona ▁( is land ) ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁