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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 �