Theme Week Dominican Republic – Higüey

27 November 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Basilica-Cathedral of Our Lady of Altagracia © MRDU08/cc-by-sa-3.0

Basilica-Cathedral of Our Lady of Altagracia © MRDU08/cc-by-sa-3.0

Higüey, or in full Salvaleón de Higüey, is the capital city of the eastern La Altagracia Province, in the Dominican Republic, and has 415,084 inhabitants, according to the 2022 census. The Yuma River flows through the urban areas of Higüey.   read more…

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Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic

17 February 2018 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

© flickr.com - Ben Kucinski/cc-by-2.0

© flickr.com – Ben Kucinski/cc-by-2.0

Punta Cana is a resort town within the Punta Cana-Bávaro-Veron-Macao municipal district, in the municipality of Higüey, in La Altagracia Province, the easternmost province of the Dominican Republic. The area has beaches and balnearios which face both the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, and it has been a popular tourist destination.   read more…

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