Polo,_Dominican_Republic

Polo, Dominican Republic

Polo, Dominican Republic

Place in Barahona, Dominican Republic

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

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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]

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References

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    Bressan, Paola; Garlaschelli, Luigi; Barracano, Monica (September 2003). "Antigravity Hills are Visual Illusions". Psychological Science. 14 (5): 441–449. doi:10.1111/1467-9280.02451. ISSN 0956-7976. PMID 12930474. S2CID 10405595.
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    "Polo Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
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    National Bureau of Meteorology (ONAMET). "Pronóstico Turístico Mensual" (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
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    Antonio Cocco Quezada. "TURISMO Y CLIMATOLOGIA" [Tourism & Climatology] (in Spanish). ACQ & Asociados. Archived from the original on September 12, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
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