Showing posts with label dominican republic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dominican republic. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Submarining under the Caribbean Sea

For my third day in the Dominican Republic, I decided to take another tour, but this time, a maritime one. Perhaps the greatest assets of the Caribbean countries are their beaches. Hence, there are numerous tours one can take to get to know better this marine paradise...

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Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Gentlemen... start your engines!

Today was the day to tour outside the hotel and get to know the region a little better. But first of all, let me tell you a little bit about where we were.
Punta Cana is located in the easternmost region of the Dominican Republic, a peninsula of about 1.100 acres. It is located in the province of Altagracia and has about 100.000 habitants. We were staying at the Barceló Bávaro Caribe Beach hotel, which, as the name suggests, is actually located near the town of Bávaro. The region is well developed for tourism, and there are lots of hotels and beach resorts of well-know brands as the Barceló, Sol Meliá and others...

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