Santo Domingo.- The Taíno Cultural Center Casa del Cordón, an initiative of Banco Popular Dominicano, screened the documentary “El Pico Duarte,” part of Centro Cuesta Nacional’s (CCN) Orgullo de Mi Tierra project, highlighting the ecological importance of the country’s highest mountain and its connection to Dominican identity. The film is the first documentary dedicated to Pico Duarte in more than 40 years. The documentary highlights Pico Duarte’s key role in the Dominican Republic’s water system as the source of the Yaque del Norte and Yaque del Sur rivers. At 3,101 meters above sea level, Pico Duarte is the highest peak in the Caribbean. Located in the Central Mountain Range between Armando Bermúdez and José del Carmen Ramírez national parks, the area is an important protected ecosystem and an increasingly popular ecotourism destination.