Hacienda Papá Ramón

Azua, Dominican Republic

Where nature rules.

A horse and rider facing the valley and mountains of Azua
The Azua valley

The birds

From the aviary to the yard, feathers of every shape.

Budgies, lovebirds, rosellas and Java sparrows in the aviary; roosters, silver pheasants, geese, ducks and even ostriches in the yard.

See the birds

A green and yellow budgie on a branch
green and yellow
Two flamingos facing each other by a pale wall
Lovebirds flying over the aviary’s rock waterfall
Lovebirds and budgies on a branch in the aviary
among the budgies
A peacock on the walkway and a peahen on the wall
Three cockatiels side by side on a branch

The horses

Our national breed, on full display.

The paso horse is the pride of the Dominican countryside: a smooth, sure gait handed down from one generation to the next. On the farm we raise them, ride them and care for them as what they are, the heart of the hacienda.

See the horses

Horses around the round pen, with the valley beyond
A chestnut horse leaning over the stable rail

The animals

Goats, sheep, bees, cattle, and the dogs who watch over it all.

See the animals

Two goats peering over the pen gate
Goats
A black-headed sheep in the barn
Sheep
Colourful beehives under the trees
The hives

The farm

We love animals, and horses most of all.

Hacienda Papá Ramón is Ramón Melo's farm in Azua, in the south of the Dominican Republic, looking out over the valley and the mountains. Horses, goats, sheep, birds of every colour, bees and cattle live here, each at their own pace. Walk it with us, from morning to nightfall.

Walk the farm

The green valley with its fields and the mountains behind
Rows of planted pasture with the mountains behind

Today on the farm

Stay close to the farm.

We share life on the hacienda day by day. Follow along or message us.

Write to the farm

The sun setting over the valley
As evening falls