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AUTHOR THANKS Michael GrosbergThanks to Carly Neidorf for putting up with my long absences and of course to my coauthor Kevin Raub. And on the road to the following for their time, guidance, insight and warmth: Patricia Suriel, Omar Rodriguez, Michael Scates, Mark Rodriguez, Tim Hall, Clare and Jeroen Mutsarrs and Lorenzo Sanssani.
Kevin RaubThanks to my wife, Adriana Schmidt Raub, who sure does put up with a lot of travel. Thanks also to my former editor at Lonely Planet, Catherine Craddock-Carrillo; my partner in crime, Michael Grosberg, who had to put up with my early start; and all of the staff we lost
in 2013. On the road, Kim Beddall, Nicolas Warembourg, David Cruz, Gordana Stojanovic, Kris and Jill Thomas, Alan Nuñez, Melany Torres, Carla Mathe, Johan Guyot, Kate Wallace, Nathalie Agramonte, Damian Irizarry and Mara Sandri.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Climate map data adapted from Peel MC, Finlayson BL & McMahon TA (2007) ‘Updated World Map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification’, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 11, 1633¬44.
Cover photograph: Cascada El Limón, Península de Samaná; Bertrand Gardel/Alamy.
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THIS BOOK This 6th edition of Lonely Planet’s Dominican Republic guidebook was researched and written by Michael Gros-berg and Kevin Raub. The previous edition was written by Paul Clammer, Michael Grosberg and Kevin Raub, and the 4th edition by Paul Clam-mer, Michael Grosberg and Jens Porup. This guidebook was commissioned in Lonely
Planet’s Oakland office, and produced by the following:Destination Editor Helen Elfer Commissioning Editors Catherine Craddock-Carrillo, Kathleen MunnellyProduct Editor Carolyn BoicosSenior Cartographer Mark GriffithsBook Designer Wibowo RusliAssisting Editors Justin Flynn, Carly Hall, Kate Kiely,
Clifton Wilkinson, Simon WilliamsonAssisting Cartographer James LevershaCover Researcher Naomi ParkerThanks to Anita Banh, Sasha Baskett, Fredrik Divall, Ryan Evans, Larissa Frost, Genesys India, Jouve India, Elizabeth Jones, Nadine Lopez, Kate Mathews, Claire Naylor, Martine Power, James Smart, Richard Weil
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Map Pages 000Photo Pages 000
Aaccommodations 228-30,
242, see also individual locations
activities 22, 25, 26, 37-42, see also individual activities
Aguas Blancas 180air travel 236-8Altar de la Patria 56Alto Velo 197Altos de Chavón 84Álvarez, Julia 221amber 49, 71, 130, 133,
170, 230animals 22-3, 223-5, see
also individual animalsarchitecture 24, 222area codes 233art galleries, see museums
& galleriesarts 220-2ATMs 232Ázua 186
Bbachata 216Bahía de Las Águilas 10,
194, 10Bahoruco 193-4Balaguer, Joaquín 211-13,
221Baní 185-6Barahona 191-3bargaining 21baseball 17, 27, 70, 85, 163,
218-19, 17Basilica de Nuestra
Señora de la Altagracia 95
bats 224Bávaro 96-104, 98, 23Bayahibe 17, 88-95, 89
beaches 22Bahía de Las Águilas 10,
194, 10Bozo Beach 146Cayo Levantado 110-11Costa Dorada 135-6Kite Beach 146Las Salinas 185Long Beach 131Paraíso 193Playa Alicia 139Playa Arena Gorda 97Playa Bayahibe 91Playa Blanca (Boca de
Yuma) 94Playa Blanca (Isla Beata)
197Playa Bonita 126Playa Cabarete 146Playa Cabo Engaño 97Playa Caletón 154Playa Cofresí 137Playa Cosón 126Playa del Macao 97Playa Detras del Morro
158Playa Diamante 156Playa Dominicus 91Playa Dorada 135-6Playa El Breton 156Playa El Cortecito 97Playa Encuentro 146Playa Ensenada 158Playa Entrada 156Playa Frontón 115Playa Grande (Luperón)
156Playa Grande (Río San
Juan) 154Playa Guibia 48Playa Isabela 157Playa las Flechas 111Playa Limón 104-5Playa Los Patos 193Playa Madama 115Playa Popa 159Playa Preciosa 154
Playa Rincón 9, 116, 9Playa Sosúa 138-9, 31Playita 115
beer 35bicycling 41-2, 238, see also
mountain bikingbirdwatching 42, 223-4
books 223Cachóte 193Indigenous Eyes
Ecological Park & Reserve 97
Laguna Limón 104-5Laguna Oviedo 196Parque Nacional del
Este 94Parque Nacional Los
Haitises 106Parque Nacional Sierra de
Bahoruco 198Península de Pedernales
190-1boat excursions
Bávaro & Punta Cana 99Bayahibe & Dominicus
Americanus 91Cabarete 146Laguna Oviedo 196Luperón 156Los Cayos de los Siete
Hermanos 159Parque Nacional Los
Haitises 106Puerto Plata 131Sosúa 140
boat travel 237, 238Boca Chica 84Boca de Yuma 94Boca del Diablo 115books 202
baseball 219birdwatching 223coral reefs 226history 204, 207, 213, 214literature 220-1music 216wildlife 225
border crossings 238Ázua 186Comendador del Rey
189-90Dajabón 160Jimaní 199-200Pedernales 197
budget 19bus travel 238-9, 240-1business hours 19
CCabarete 13, 143-53, 144-5Cabo Cabrón 116Cabral 195Cabrera 155-6Cachóte 193camping 229canyoning 40-1, 173car travel 239-40Carnaval 17, 25, 62, 167,
17, 26Casa de Campo 85-7Casa de Francia 56, 58Casa del Cordón 56casabe 35Cascada El Limón 122, 31cascading 40-1Castillo del Cerro 187cathedrals, see churches &
cathedrals caves
Cueva de Berna 94Cueva de las
Maravillas 88Cueva de San Gabriel 106Cueva del Puente 90Cueva del Templo 106Cueva Fun Fun 100Cueva Penon Gordo 90Cuevas de la Arena 106Dudu Cave 154, 156Los Tres Ojos 59Padre Nuestro 39Parque Nacional El
Choco 143
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-H
Piedras Letradas 180Reserva Antropológica
Cuevas del Pomier 188Cayo Arena 157Cayo Levantado 110-11cell phones 233central highlands 44,
161-82, 162accommodations 161climate & travel
seasons 161food 161highlights 162travel to/from 161travel within 161
Charcos los Militares 170
children, travel with 230churches & cathedrals
Basilica de Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia 95
Capilla de la Tercera Orden Dominica 53
Capilla de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios 51
Catedral de la Concepción 171
Catedral de Santiago Apóstol 164
Catedral Primada de América 49, 51
Convento de la Orden de los Predicadores 51
Iglesia Corazón de Jesus 182
Iglesia de la Regina Angelorum 53
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes 53
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen 53
Iglesia de San Lázaro 53
Iglesia de San Miguel 53Iglesia de Santa
Bárbara 53Iglesia de Santa Clara 53Iglesia San Felipe 131Santo Cerro 170-1
cigars 71, 166, 182, 230climate 18, 25, 26, 27, 230,
see also individual locations
cocoa plantations 181, 182
coffee 35festivals 198production 147-8, 170, 174
Cofresí 137Columbus, Christopher 48,
59, 157, 204-5Comendador del Rey
189-90Constanza 16, 179-81, 16consulates 232coral reefs 39, 224, 226Cordillera Septentrional
170Costa Dorada 135-6Costambar 136-7costs 19, 21, 232courses 61, 140, 147credit cards 232crocodiles 199, 225Cueva de las Maravillas 88Cueva del Puente 90currency 232customs regulations 230cycling, see bicycling,
mountain biking
DDajabón 160Damajagua 14, 40, 135, 15dance 215-17dangers, see safetydeforestation 226dengue fever 231Díaz, Junot 221disabilities, travelers
with 234diving 24, 38-9
Bávaro 98Bayahibe 17, 90-1, 17Boca Chica 84Cabarete 147Cabo Cabrón 116Isla Catalinita 89-90Laguna Dudu 156Las Galeras 116Las Terrenas 120-1Monte Cristi 159Puerto Plata 131Punta Cana 98 Río San Juan 154Sosúa 139, 140
dolphins 88, 116, 137, 224Dominicus Americanus
88-95, 90drinks 35-6, 244-5driving 239-40drugs, illegal 233Duarte, Juan
Pablo 48, 49
Dudu Cave 154, 156 dysentery 231
Eeconomy 203, 213-14El Corral de los Indios 187El Lechoso 195El Limón 122, 31El Mogote 174El Morro 158El Punto 116electricity 231Elías Piña 189-90embassies 232emergencies 19, 245Enriquillo 192environmental issues 226Estadio Cibao 163Estadio Quisqueya 70Estero Hondo 157etiquette 21events, see festivals &
eventsexchange rates 19
FFaro a Colón 59festivals & events 25-7,
62, 95, 132, 148, 167, 198, 215
films 202, 218fish 224fishing 40
Bávaro & Punta Cana 99Cabarete 148Puerto Plata 131Sosúa 140
food 21, 34-5, 36, 243-5forts
Fortaleza Ozama 55Fortaleza San Luis 163-4Fuerte de San Felipe
130-1Fuerte de Santa Bárbara
58La Vega Vieja 171
frogs 225
Ggalleries, see museums &
galleriesgardens, see parks &
gardensgay travelers 231Gazcue 58-9, 64-5, 67-8,
70, 60geckos 225geography 223
geology 223golf 41
La Romana 85Playa Dorada 135Punta Cana 98-9Río San Juan 154
government 208-14guagua travel 239Guerra, Juan Luís 215, 216güiras 216
HHaiti border crossings 238
Ázua 186Comendador del Rey
189-90Dajabón 160Jimaní 199-200Pedernales 197
Haiti–Dominican Republic relations 202-3, 210-11, 213-14
Haiti earthquake 214Haitian markets 160,
189-90, 2health 231hepatitis 231Higüey 95-6hiking 41
Cachóte 193central highlands 170Jarabacoa 173-4Las Galeras 116Pico Duarte 14, 41,
177-9, 14Reserva Científica Loma
Quita Espuela 182San José de las Matas 169
history 204-14, see also individual locations
Balaguer, Joaquín 211-13, 221
books 204, 207, 213, 214Columbus, Christopher
48, 59, 157, 204-5colonization 205-6government 208-14Haiti, rule & relations
with Dominican Republic 202-3, 207-8, 210-11, 213-14
independence 207-8, 210politics 208-14slavery 207sugar industry 79, 84,
162-3, 207, 209Taíno era 204-5Trujillo regime 210-11, 213US intervention 208,
211-12
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DEX H-N
hitchhiking 240horseback riding 42
Cabarete 147Cascada El Limón 122Cueva de las
Maravillas 88Jarabacoa 174Las Galeras 116Playa Limón 104
Hostal Nicolás de Ovando 58
Hoyo de Pelempito 198hurricanes 224hutias 224
Iiguanas 16, 97, 196, 197,
199, 226, 16immigration, Haitian 202-3immigration procedures
234, 236immunizations 231Indigenous Eyes Ecological
Park & Reserve 97insurance 240internet access 231internet resources
activities 40health 231planning 19
Isla Beata 197Isla Cabritos 199Isla Catalina 84-5Isla Catalinita 89-90Isla Saona 89itineraries 28-33
JJarabacoa 171-7, 172jazz music 148Jimaní 199-200Juan Dolio 79, 82-4, 82
Kkayaking 40 Kidd, William 206kitesurfing 37-8
Cabarete 13, 143-5, 13, 23
Las Terrenas 121Puerto Plata 131-2
LLa Ciénaga 179, 193-4La Cueva 195La Cumbre 170La Jagua 174
La Romana 84-8, 86La Vega 17, 169-71La Vega Vieja 171Lago Enriquillo 16, 199, 226Laguna Dudu 156Laguna Gri-Gri 153-4Laguna Limón 104-5Laguna Oviedo 196-7Laguna Redonda 105language 21, 36, 242-6
courses 61, 140, 147 larimar 49, 71, 190, 196Las Caritas 199Las Cuevas 194Las Damas 55Las Galeras 10, 115-19, 10Las Lagunas 179Las Pirámides 180Las Terrenas 13, 119-26,
120, 12legal matters 231-2lesbian travelers 231literature 202, 220-1, see
also bookslizards 225Los Cayos de los Siete
Hermanos 159Los Delfines Water &
Entertainment Park 79Los Patos 193Los Tablones 173-4Los Tres Ojos 59Luperón 156-7
Mmalaria 231Malecón (Santo Domingo)
65, 67-8, 70, 60mamajuana 35manatees 88, 157, 224mangroves 97, 106, 153-4,
157, 226Mano Juan 89maps 240marine parks 137markets 72, 73, 168
Haitian 160, 189-90Mata Grande 179mausoleums 55, 56measures 233medical services 231merengue 215-16
festivals 27, 62, 132Miches 105-6Mirabal sisters 212mobile phones 233Moca 182Monasterio de San
Francisco 56
money 19, 21, 232moneychangers 232Monte Cristi 158-60Monumento a los Héroes
de la Restauración de la República 163
Monumento Natural Dunas de las Calderas 185
motoconcho travel 241motorcycle travel 239-40mountain biking 14,
41-2, 14Bávaro & Punta Cana 99Cabarete 147
mountains 223, see also individual mountains
museums & galleries 221Amber World Museum
49Casa del Arte 164Casa Museo General
Gregorio Luperón 129-30
Casa Ponce de León 96Centro León 163De Soto Galería 72Ecological Museum 59Fortaleza San Luis 163-4Galería de Ambar 130Galeria de Arte Candido
Bido 72Galería de Arte El
Greco 72Galería de Arte El
Pincel 72Galería de Arte María del
Carmen 72Haitian Caraibes Art
Gallery 124-5Larimar Museum 49Museo Alcázar de Colón
49, 8-9, 206Museo Bellapart 61Museo de Arte
Moderno 58Museo de Hermanas
Mirabel 182Museo de la
Altagracia 95Museo de la Comunidad
Judía de Sosúa 138Museo de la Familia
Dominicana 49Museo de las Casas
Reales 48-9Museo del Ambar
Dominicano 130Museo del Duarte 49Museo del Hombre
Dominicano 58Museo del Ron y la
Caña 49
Museo Jamas El Olvido Será tu Recuerdo 187
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural 58
Palacio Consistorial 164Quinta Dominica 49Taíno Park 111
music 215-17festivals 27, 62, 148, 215
NNagua 155national parks & nature
reserves 225, see also parks & gardens
Indigenous Eyes Ecological Park & Reserve 97
Isla Catalina 84-5Isla Catalinita 89-90Isla Saona 89Monumento Natural
Dunas de las Calderas 185
Parque Nacional Armando Bermúdez 173-4, 177-9, 178, 14
Parque Nacional del Este 88, 94
Parque Nacional El Choco 143
Parque Nacional Jaragua 196-7
Parque Nacional José del Carmen Ramírez 177-9, 178
Parque Nacional La Isabela 157
Parque Nacional Lago Enriquillo & Isla Cabritos 199
Parque Nacional Los Haitises 106, 119-20
Parque Nacional Monte Cristi 158
Parque Nacional Sierra de Bahoruco 197-8
Parque Nacional Submarino La Caleta 39, 225
Reserva Antropológica Cuevas del Pomier 188
Reserva Científica Loma Quita Espuela 182
Reservo Cientifica Ebano Verde 180
Reservo Científica Valle Nuevo 180, 223
newspapers 233nightlife 23north coast 44, 127-60, 128
accommodations 127
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climate & travel seasons 127
food 127highlights 128
OOcean World 137opening hours 19
Ppaddleboarding 147painting 221-2Palacio de Bellas Artes 59Palacio Nacional 58-9Panteón Nacional 55paragliding 42, 174Paraíso 193parasailing 99parks & gardens, see also
national parks & nature reserves
Jardín Botánico Nacional 59
Parque Central 158Parque Colón 53Parque Mirador del Sur
59, 61Plaza de la Cultura 58
passports 234, 236Pedernales 197Pedro Garcia 170Pelempito 198Península de Pedernales
44, 190-8Península de Samaná 43,
108-26, 109accommodations 108climate & travel seasons
108food 108highlights 109history 109-10travel to/from 110travel within 110
Pérez, Maritza 221petroglyphs 88, 90, 106,
180, 199phonecards 233pick-pocketing 73, 233Pico Duarte 14, 41, 177-9Pico Isabel de Torres 129planning, see also
individual regionsbudgeting 19, 21, 36, 228calendar of events 25-7
children, travel with 230Dominican Republic
basics 18-19Dominican Republic’s
regions 43-4eating & drinking 34-6first-time travelers 20-1internet resources 19itineraries 28-33outdoor activities 37-42travel seasons 18, 25,
26, 27plants 226, see also
mangrovesPlaya Bonita 126Playa Dorada 135-6Playa Entrada 156Playa Grande (Río San
Juan) 154Playa Limón 104-5Playa Los Patos 193Playa Preciosa 154Playa Rincón 9, 116, 9Playa Sosúa 138-9, 31Plaza de la Cultura 58Plaza España 53, 55,
8-9, 11politics 202-3, 208-14Polo 195, 198Ponce de León, Juan 96population 202-3postal services 233público travel 241Puerta de la
Misericordia 56Puerta de San Diego 56Puerta del Conde 56Puerto Plata 129-35, 130Punta Cana 13, 43,
96-104, 98, 2, 5, 212Punta Rusia 157-8
QQuedagh Merchant 206
Rradio 233rafting 15, 39, 172-3, 15rap music 217reggaeton 217religion 202, 203Reloj del Sol 56reptiles 225Reserva Antropológica
Cuevas del Pomier 188Reserva Científica Loma
Quita Espuela 182Reservo Cientifica Ebano
Verde 180
Reservo Científica Valle Nuevo 180, 223
resorts 22, 229Río San Juan 153-5Río Yaque del Norte 15, 173Ruinas del Hospital San
Nicolás de Barí 56rum 35
distilleries 132museums 49, 130
Ruta Panoramica 170
SSabana de la Mar 106-7Sabaneta 179safety 233
hitchhiking 240hurricanes 224road 240Santo Domingo 73theft 73, 115, 233women travelers 235
salsa music 217Salto de Baiguate 173Salto de Jimenoa Dos 173Salto de Jimenoa Uno 173Samaná 110-15, 112-3San Cristobal 187San Francisco de Macorís
181-2San José de las Matas 169San Juan de la Maguana
186-9San Pedro de Macorís 85San Rafael del Yuma 96Sandino, Augusto César
218Santiago 162-9, 164-5
accommodations 164-6activities 163drinking &
entertainment 167-8food 166-7history 163shopping 168sights 163-4tours 164travel to/from 168-9travel within 169
Santo Domingo 43, 46-77, 47, 50-1, 54, 60 8-9, 11
accommodations 46, 62-5
climate & travel seasons 46
courses 61drinking & nightlife 11,
69-70
emergency services 73entertainment 70-1festivals & events 62food 46, 65-8Gazcue 58-9, 64-5, 67-8,
70, 60highlights 47history 48internet access 73Malecón 65, 67-8, 70, 60medical services 73-4safety 73shopping 71-3sights 48-61tourist offices 74tours 61-2travel to/from 74-5, 76travel within 76-7walking tour 57, 57Zona Colonial 9, 48-53,
55-8, 62-4, 65-7, 69-70, 50-1
Santo Domingo Merengue Festival 27, 62
Sención, Viriato 220-1Silver Bank 132slavery 207snakes 225snorkeling 24, 38-9
Bávaro & Punta Cana 98Bayahibe 17, 90-1Cabrera 156Cayo Arena 157Isla Catalina 85Isla Catalinita 89-90Las Galeras 116Las Terrenas 120-1Monte Cristi 159Playa El Breton 156Puerto Plata 131Río San Juan 154Silver Bank 132Sosúa 139
solenodons 224Sonido del Yaque 175Sosúa 137-43, 138Spanish language 21, 36,
242-6sports 37-42, see also
individual sports sugar industry 79, 84,
162-3, 207, 209museums 49, 130plantation tours 99
surfing 38, 126, 145-6
TTaíno people 111, 204-5taxi travel 241
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DEX T-Z teleférico (Puerto Plata)
129telephone services 233Templo de las
Américas 157theft 73, 115, 233time 233-4tipping 21tourist cards 234tourist information 234tours
Bávaro 99Bayahibe 91Cabarete 147-8Dominicus Americanus 91Jarabacoa 174Las Galeras 116-17Las Terrenas 121Monte Cristi 159Península de
Pedernales 191Pico Duarte 177-8Punta Cana 99 Sabana de la Mar 106
Samaná 112Santiago 164Santo Domingo 61-2Sosúa 140
travel to/from Dominican Republic
236-7Haiti 238
travel within Dominican Republic 237-41
trekking, see hikingTrudille 197Trujillo, Rafael Leónidas
163, 187, 210-11, 221 books 202, 213
Tubagua Plantation Eco-Village 170
turtles 26, 116, 196, 224-5TV 233typhoid 231
Vvaccinations 231Valle del Tétero 179
vegetarian travelers 34visas 234Vodou 202volunteering 234-5
Wwakeboarding 146-7walking, see hiking walking tours 57, 57water, drinking 231waterfalls 226
Aguas Blancas 180Cascada El Limón
122, 31Damajagua 14, 40,
135, 15Salto de Baiguate 173Salto de Jimenoa
Dos 173Salto de Jimenoa
Uno 173weather 18, 25, 26, 27, 224,
230, see also individual locations
websites, see internet resources
weights 233whales, snorkeling
with 132whale-watching 11, 25, 38,
106, 111-12, 224, 11whiskey 35white-water rafting 15, 39,
172-3, 15wildlife 22-3, 223-5,
see also individual species
windsurfing 40, 121, 146women in Dominican
Republic 203women travelers 235
Zzip-lining 139-40Zona Colonial 9, 48-53,
55-8, 62-4, 65-7, 69-70, 50-1
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Walking Tour detourWalking Tour
Path/Walking Trail
BeachBird SanctuaryBuddhistCastle/PalaceChristianConfucianHinduIslamicJainJewishMonumentMuseum/Gallery/Historic BuildingRuinSento Hot Baths/OnsenShintoSikhTaoistWinery/VineyardZoo/Wildlife SanctuaryOther Sight
DivingBodysurfing
Sleeping
Eating
Entertainment
Shopping
Drinking & NightlifeCafe
BankEmbassy/ConsulateHospital/MedicalInternetPolicePost OfficeTelephoneToiletTourist InformationOther Information
AirportBorder crossingBus
CyclingFerry
Underground station
MonorailParking
Metro station
Petrol stationSubway/Subte stationTaxiTrain station/RailwayTram
Other Transport
LighthouseHut/ShelterBeach
LookoutMountain/VolcanoOasisParkPassPicnic AreaWaterfall
River, CreekIntermittent River
Swamp/Mangrove
Reef
Canal
Water
Dry/Salt/Intermittent Lake
Glacier
Mudflat
Beach/Desert
Airport/Runway
Cemetery (Christian)
Cemetery (Other)
Park/Forest
Sportsground
Sight (Building)
International
DisputedRegional/SuburbMarine ParkCliffWall
Capital (National)Capital (State/Province)City/Large TownTown/Village
State/Province
Camping
Canoeing/KayakingCourse/TourSkiingSnorkelingSurfingSwimming/PoolWalkingWindsurfingOther Activity
LaneTertiary
TollwayFreewayPrimary
StepsPlaza/Mall
Pedestrian overpass
Secondary
Unsealed roadRoad under construction
Tunnel
Cable car/Funicular
Sights
Activities,Courses & Tours
Sleeping
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
Shopping
Information Routes
Boundaries
Hydrography
Areas
Geographic
Population
Transport
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