Nigua Sugar Mill

The Nigua Sugar Mill, Boca de Nigua, is located 13 km to the west of Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, in Santo Domingo Province. Originally founded by Marquee De Aranda, but later owned by Juan Bautista Ollarazaba, the site was once an important production facility in the regional sugar industry. It exhibits a mill and boiling room, as well as some historic Spanish colonial architectre. The site is being considered to be put on the World Heritage list of sites who have "outstanding universal value" to the world.^[1]

World Heritage Status

This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on November 21st, 2001 in the Cultural category.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ World Heritage Center: The Criteria for Selection
2. ^ Boca De Nigua Sugar Mill (#) [Ruta de Los Ingenios] - UNESCO World Heritage Centre

References

Boca De Nigua Sugar Mill (#) [Ruta de Los Ingenios] - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Accessed 2009-02-26.

World Heritage Center: The Criteria for Selection