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to worry. The road is level and, shortly
after passing the new port of Sánchez,
you will come to Airport Arroyo Barril,
which serves private planes and domestic
flights. Those who do not wish to lose
much time and enjoy air travel should
know that the flight to Samaná from Las
Américas, La Romana or Punta Cana is
between 30 to 45 minutes.
Continuing on the coastal highway (N 5)
that winds between millions of coconut
trees, one arrives at Santa Bárbara de
Samaná (located 245 km northeast of
Santo Domingo) the province’s capital. A
beautiful community that has served the
tourist industry remarkably, it preserves
from its past only its name and “La
Churcha,” an old building brought
from England to house the freed North
American congregation who became
the nucleus of the Wesleyan Methodist
Church; today it is the Dominican
Evangelical Church, and its the romantic
Victorian architecture has lured many a
photographer to its portals.
The old fishing village, sprinkled with
salt and sun, located on the shore of the
bay bearing the same name, became an
attractive tourist city of beautiful avenues,
functional buildings, comfortable hotels
and restaurants where it is possible to
taste international cuisine, the famous
gingerbread, yaniqueques (Johnny cakes)
and the fabulous pescado con coco (fish
in coconut sauce) made from the English
grandmother’s old recipe.
The shallow marine floor of Samaná (the
greatest depth of the bay is barely 45
meters) represents a danger for oceangoing
vessels with a deep draft; but, on
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