Southeast
The Santo Domingo valley stretches east along the coast from the
capital, encompassing vast tracts of sugarcane. North of these
fields roll the verdant hills of the Cordillera Oriental, which
terminate at the bowl-shaped swamp basin of Parque Nacional Los
Haitises. This is the Dominican Republic's SOUTHEAST , known
primarily for its popular resort zones Bávaro and Punta
Cana , bookends of a thirty-kilometre strip of uninterrupted
sand lined with all-inclusives.
Past these attractions, the Southeast is fairly poor, rural and
bereft of must-see sights - with the exception of two national
parks. Parque Nacional del Este , poking into the Caribbean
at the southeastern tip of the Dominican Republic, continues the
theme of great beachfront, especially along Isla Saona ,
while the mangrove swamps of Parque Nacional Los Haitises
hide several Taíno caves visited by boat.
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