Rapid assessment and recommendations for ecotourism development at Sereno de la Montaña, Espaillat, Dominican Republic

Abstract

This report presents the preliminary results of technical assistance to the Sereno de la Montaña ecotourism project conducted on 2011 by a team from the US Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF). The team conducted a SWOT rapid assessment of the project’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, hiked portions of the extensive trail system, explored Río Jamao by kayak and float tubes, visited a nearby waterfall, and took photographs for use in marketing materials.