Polo, Dominican Republic Explained

Official Name:Polo
Mapsize:200px
Pushpin Map:Dominican Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Coordinates:18.08°N -71.28°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Dominican Republic
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Barahona
Area Total Km2:200.61
Elevation M:746
Population Total:7144
Population As Of:2012
Population Density Km2:auto

Polo is a municipality of the Barahona Province in southwestern Dominican Republic, known for its green and high mountains and for growing fine coffee.

The small town of Polo is also known for having El Polo Magnético (the magnetic pole), an area on a mountain near the village. If a car is stopped at the right place, and put in neutral, the car seems to be rolling up the hill. Rather than being caused by a magnetic field in the surrounding landscape, this phenomenon is produced by the gravity hill optical illusion.[1]

References

  1. Bressan . Paola . Garlaschelli . Luigi . Barracano . Monica . September 2003 . Antigravity Hills are Visual Illusions . Psychological Science . en . 14 . 5 . 441–449 . 10.1111/1467-9280.02451 . 12930474 . 10405595 . 0956-7976.

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