Salvaleón de Higüey

Higüey, or in fullSalvaleón de Higüey, is the capital city of the easternLa Altagracia Province, in theDominican Republic, and the eighth largest city of that country.TheYuma Riverflows through the urban areas of Higüey.

Higüey is also the name of a formernative chiefdomin Hispaniola's easternmost end whenChristopher Columbusarrived. It is now one of the country's economically fastest-developing cities, sometimes nicknamed the Capital of Dominican Tourism or the Capital ofStockbreeding.

The most important monuments in the city are theBasilica of La Altagraciaand theChurch of San Dionisio(Saint Denis), from the 16th century.