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Terrain-accurate Cibao concept rendering integrated into the real clifftop terrain of Terre De Semana
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CIBAO

The Exploration Estate
The Vision

An estate for a generation that explores.

Cibao — named for the mountain heartland of the island — is one of the last great private exploration reserves left to imagine on the Caribbean. Equestrian, viticultural, astronomical, maritime. Its program is drawn from the actual plateaus, ridgelines, and cliff edges of the land itself.

A working stable of Paso Fino horses opens onto a kilometre of empty beach. Terraced vineyards descend the south-facing slope toward the sea. A cliffside observatory tracks the southern sky. A leather-and-teak mountain club holds the evenings.

Hospitality is incidental here. The estate is built for those who arrive by helicopter, leave by sailboat, and stay for three generations.

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Equestrian
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Viticulture
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Observatory
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Ocean Exploration
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Legacy
Terrain-accurate Cibao estate concept integrated into the real Samaná clifftop terrain
Plate 01 · The Terrain Study

A generational estate placed where the land allows it.

Paso Fino horses galloping on the beach at dawn beneath cliffs
Plate 02 — Paso Fino horses galloping on the beach at dawn beneath cliffs
Chapter 02 · The Stables

Paso Fino horses, beach rides at first light.

A working stable for a string of Paso Finos — the criollo horse of the Dominican Republic. Tack room, dressage ring, and a direct sand trail to the cove. Rides depart at dawn, before the heat lifts off the bay.

  • Working stable · ~14 horses
  • Olympic dressage ring
  • Direct sand trail to the cove
  • In-residence head trainer
Terraced vineyards descending toward the Caribbean ocean at sunset
Plate 03 — Terraced vineyards descending toward the Caribbean ocean at sunset
Chapter 03 · The Vineyard

South-facing terraces, cooled by the sea.

A serious viticultural experiment for the latitude — terraced south-facing vines, the trade winds doing the work the sun would not allow. Harvest at the equinox. A small stone tasting room carved directly into the slope.

  • Terraced south-facing planting
  • Ocean-cooled microclimate
  • Small-batch estate production
  • Tasting cellar carved into the slope
Cliffside observatory at night under the Milky Way
Plate 04 · The Observatory

A cliff. A telescope. A sky without cities.

Interior of mountain club lounge with fireplace and ocean view at dusk
Plate 05 — Interior of mountain club lounge with fireplace and ocean view at dusk
Chapter 05 · The Mountain Club

Leather, teak, a fire, and a long view.

A private club at 38 m elevation. Deep teak walls, a stone fireplace, vintage equestrian art, vintage globes, a cigar humidor of estate-grown tobacco. The room opens to the Caribbean horizon and the ridges beyond. Evenings settle here.

  • Cigar lounge · estate-grown tobacco
  • Stone fireplace · teak panelling
  • Vintage library & cartography
  • Open terrace to the ocean horizon
Dusk aerial of the coastline
Plate 06 · The Sky & Sea

Arrival from the cliff. Departure by sailboat.

"Some estates are bought. The great ones are inherited."

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