Events in Dominican Republic New Year’s Eve — No place is more fun to be in the Caribbean than Santo Domingo on New Year’s Eve. Thousands of merrymakers gather along the Malecón (actually Av. George Washington) to celebrate the coming year. Along this sea-bordering boulevard, bands blast merengue and other music throughout the night. At […]
Located on the northeastern coast of the Samana Peninsula, Las Terrenas offers miles of protected inshore waters and beautiful, undeveloped white-sand-beaches, lined with tall palm trees and pastel-colored fishing boats. Trade winds and the warm temperature of the sub-tropical Atlantic Ocean bring this part of the island year-round balmy weather. With a year-round average of […]
This Map of Dominican Republic shows the island of Hispaniola, the second largest island in the Caribbean, contains two separate countries; the Dominican Republic and Haiti. columbus Columbus claimed Hispaniola in 1492, and it later became the major launching base for the Spanish conquest of the Caribbean, as well as the American mainland. Subsequently, […]
This Property Guide to the Dominican Republic will keep you out of trouble in the Dominican real estate market. Everybody can buy real estate in the Dominican Republic – no residence or local partners are required. You can buy as a private person or use an offshore company. Be careful with estate agents and realtors […]
Magic Mushroom – Iguana Mama, Cabarete Adventure Tours. Canyoning differs to cascading in that it involves rappelling and is therefore slightly more technical and a little slower paced. Highlights of the Magic Mushroom include 2 rappels of up to 160 feet and exhilarating jumps of up to 25 feet into deep pools of crystal clear […]
Playa Las Ballenas – one of three in town beaches of Las Terrenas. Get its name after two whale-shape rocks visible from any spot on the beach. Playa Las Ballenas is around one and a half mile long and goes up to center Las Terrenas. At Playa Las Ballenas you will find bars, restaurants, villas, hotels […]
Sponsor a Child in the Dominican Republic Dominican Charity: Sponsor a Child in the Dominican Republic. Around 27 percent of the population live below the poverty line and many children under the age of five still die from malnutrition, gastrointestinal disease and pneumonia, despite improvements by the government in primary health care. Although education is […]
Whale Samana with Kim Beddall – Whale Watching Tours in Samana Bay, Dominican Republic. A unique opportunity to observe humpback whales in their natural calving and mating grounds here in Samana Bay, Dominican Republic. Listen to the male humpback’s solitary courting song and witness incredible displays of flippering, tail lobbing and breaching by the most […]
We would both like to thank each and every one of you for all the kind words of support for our new company Beachtown Property! We are so pleased with the positive response and have received many invites to list properties in and around Las Terrenas. At the moment we are working hard to ensure the […]
The Top 10 Beaches to Live on in Paradise Balmy breezes, unbelievable beaches, fantastic financial incentives… the utter escape from the mad-dash of the “real world” and a permanent flip-flop lifestyle. These are just a few of the reasons more and more affluent travelers are choosing to live in paradise. Of all the spots to […]