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serve exquisite plates from the French<br />

cuisine and fresh seafood.<br />

This beautiful area exploited by tourism<br />

over the last few years is characterized<br />

by a Real Estate <strong>de</strong>velopment boom,<br />

aimed at providing visitors with health<br />

and security, and respecting its magical<br />

environment. That is why entrepreneurs<br />

have been so successful there, currently<br />

<strong>de</strong>veloping one of the most ambitious<br />

luxury and beauty projects, Balcones <strong>de</strong>l<br />

Atlantico, which is also an excellent Real<br />

Estate investment. Leaving Las Terrenas<br />

heading still westbound you reach<br />

the beautiful beach El Cozón, located<br />

opposite Cayo Ballena (Whale Key).<br />

At first sight this area looks <strong>de</strong>serted,<br />

but gradually you discover the summer<br />

homes of natives and overseas visitors<br />

who, knowing this coast has some of the<br />

country’s best beaches spend their leisure<br />

hours in the lucid contemplation of the<br />

most beautiful, divine-crafted scenery<br />

road conditions notwithstanding.<br />

106<br />

• How to get there:<br />

By land, from Santo Domingo, you<br />

may take the Duarte Highway, and<br />

drive for approximately four hours<br />

along a <strong>de</strong>lighting landscape and<br />

passing through the urban centers<br />

of Piedra Blanca, Cotui, Pimentel,<br />

Castillo, Villa Rivas, Nagua, and<br />

Cruce <strong>de</strong> Rincon <strong>de</strong> Molinillos. If you<br />

wish to arrive faster, you may take<br />

the Santo Domingo–Cruce Rincon <strong>de</strong><br />

Molinillos Highway, and get there in<br />

less than two hours.<br />

This new highway –<strong>de</strong>signed for fast<br />

and safe traveling– offers a journey<br />

where nature prevails, disclosing all<br />

its splendor, and tolls must be paid at<br />

three stations.<br />

By air, you can choose Presi<strong>de</strong>nte<br />

Juan Bosh International Airport, or<br />

the domestic airports, El Portillo and<br />

Arroyo Barril. For more information,<br />

check the airport directory, on page<br />

36.<br />

• Where to Stay<br />

Consult the Hotel Directory in page<br />

70.<br />

• Info:<br />

Tourism Office � 809-240-6363 �

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