San Francisco de Macorís

San Francisco de Macorís is a city in the Dominican Republic located in the northeast portion of the island, in the Cibao region. It is the capital of the Duarte Province and the sixth most populated city in the country.[5] The name San Francisco de Macorís comes from a combination of the name of Saint Francis, patron saint of the Franciscan Order (a religious organization from Italy that had come to this territory during colonization) and the territory's old name, which is Macorix.[6] The city is known as the Land of Cacao ("Tierra del Cacao").[7] The area produces large quantities of organic cocoa, making the Dominican Republic the world's 10th largest producer of cocoa beans.[8][9]