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for services that the private sector
supplies with the innate hospitality of the
Macorisanos.
Baseball season sends the city buzzing
with activity from October to February,
when the lights of the Tetelo Vargas
Stadium are turned on. Its home team is
the Estrellas Orientales.
Opposite the Macorís or Higuamo River
stands the neoclassic-style Church of St.
Paul the Apostle, whose tower (the city
symbol in photographs and post cards)
is visible from any part of the city and
serves as a guide for visitors. Several
bus terminals operate here with fixed,
scheduled routes to Santo Domingo, La
Romana and other eastern provinces.
• Where to Stay
Consult the Hotel Directory in page 70
• Info:
Tourism Office � 809-579-2254
La Romana
Located in a beautiful zone settled by
Juan de Esquivel in 1502, La Romana
became a province on January 1, 1945.
It is a clearly flourishing region, and
home of the Central Romana, a privatelyowned
sugar-cane mill.
Crossing the Dulce River you find Casa
de Campo, the Caribbean’s most
complete tourist complex and regarded
as one of the world’s ten best.
It has its own airport and those who
wish to vacation at this resort can fly
directly by private planes or by the
different commercial airlines.You can also
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