La Duquesa Sugar Mill

La Duquesa Sugar Mill
Interactive map of La Duquesa Sugar Mill

La Duquesa Sugar Mill, founded in 1882 by American machinist Alejandro Bass and F. Von Krosigh,[1] is located in the Distrito Nacional (National District) of the Dominican Republic.

This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on April 5, 2002 in the Cultural category.[2] Authorities of the Dominican Republic declared in 2004 that the request had been approved by the UNESCO and would be made official in 2005.[3]

Duquesa is also the site of one of the world's largest landfill in the world.[4]

References

  1. ^ Betances, E (1995), State and Society in the Dominican Republic, Westview Press. ISBN
  2. ^ Nuestra Señora de Monte Alegre or la Duquesa Sugar Mill [Ruta de Los Ingenios
  3. ^ "Sugar mills to World Heritage List". DR1.com. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
  4. ^ Agudo, Alejandra (2023-08-22). "The largest open-air landfill in Latin America is closing down". EL PAÍS English. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
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