The locality Punta Cana is actually only a small village with 3 hotels. But the entire holidays region in the east of the island (50 km from Higuey), is designated in such a way. This consists of the places Cap Cana (Juanillo), Cabeza de Toro, El Cortecito, Bávaro, El Macao and Uvero Alto (from the south to the north). From over 2.9 million the tourists annually in the Dominican Republic, come alone 42 % to Punta Cana

Here the International Airport Punta Cana, where tourists want to make in the region the Punta Cana, Bávaro, vacation, to arrive itself. Here probably still everyone, which was the first time here, was surprised at the failed building method of the buildings. The airport is approached however from ever more fliers from all world. At present alone weekly 100 flights come, with rising tendency from the USA. In this year also the radar facility of the airfield was brought to the technology completely on the newest conditions.

Punta Cana has with a length of 45 km some the most beautiful beaches in the entire Karibik. Kokospalmen, which are enough to to the sea, fine white sand beaches so far the eye hands, and the warm tuerkisblaue sea. Here one finds 40 large hotels (universe Inclusive), and it in foreseeable time still more will become. The roads in this region will come also ever better developing gulf players in this region on different golf courses exactly the same at their expense, as visitors find in some hotels also the casino

The largest place with many hotels is Bávaro (Bavarian translates). There there are the shopping centers such as Plaza Bávaro, Plaza Punta Cana, Plaza Brisas, Plaza Riviera. Plaza Progresa and Plaza Caney. Into Bavaro are one new modern hospital, 4 banks, a large purchase market, many Souvenierlaeden, restaurant, discotheques, Bars, as well as 3 banks, doctors, pharmacies, a baker's shop, cleaning and much more besides. From here drive also regularly public penalty (Guagua or Express) to Higuey or Santo Domingo.

Into El Macao one comes to the Playa Bonita. Here a beautiful beach with an adjacent rock hill is direct, at the sea. From there above one has a wonderful prospect over the sea and to a ship wreck, which is used from the local dipping schools to dipping courses. Into Macao there are no hotels (as are enough still?). The sea has here beautiful, high waves, which invite directly to swimming and wave riding. The people in Macao are pleased about each attendance.

Under the offered trips is one particularly likes, with which the tourists on motorcycles with all-wheel drive drive several kilometers past at the sumptuous vegetation on the beach along.
The coronation/culmination of the halbtaegigen walking travel is a erfrischendes bath in the thousand-year old grotte with name Pozo Azul (the blue well).

In El Cotecito, small fishing village, one finds many small business, to a supermarket, several restaurants, private hotels and apartments. At the beach one finds still many Buden and conditions direct, where the native tourists sell souveniers. The most well-known restaurant in Cortecito is "Capitan Cook", where over a wood grill crayfish and the most diverse fish blow completely are prepared. Here many famousnesses already were to guest (e.g. Bill Clinton)

In Cabeza de Toro are 3 large allinclusive hotels. For 2 years there is there also new a private hotel. Here is also a Nautic club from Santo Domingo, as well as the base of the Marina, which are responsible for the beach sections in Punta Cana. There is here also good fish restaurants, bars, discotheques and a apartmenthouses with own landing stage. In Cabeza de Toro gives it still many to fishing, who are driven out however more and more by the hotel plants. Just as heavily the souvenierseller with your conditions at the beach has it.

If one drives from the airport, in southern direction along the coast, one lands sometime in the fisher place Juanillo, which has to exhibit an edge of picture booking. A paradies for children and plan, there these flat turquoise sea basin, as an enormous bath tub works. At sunning and holidays here many native families with loud music and much Presidente or rum picknicken.
On the Easter long weekend, thousands of dominicans visit this beach to join in the largest fiesta on the east coast.

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Everything which here above over Juanillo lines up, belonged since the year 2002 of the past, because the fisher place Juanillo does not give it to unfortunately no more. This coast region is called now Cap Cana and now develops on a length of over 4 kilometers for the largest hotel and leisure complex of the Dominican republic there. The plant, which gets also its own yachting port, is to become still more luxurioeser than the holiday area "Casa de Campo" with La Romana.
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