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Bayahíbe is a town in the Dominican Republic, located about 10 miles (16 km) east of La Romana on the shore of the Caribbean Sea with 5,618 inhabitants (2022). [1] Founded as a fishing village in 1874 by Juan Brito and his family, who came from Puerto Rico, the town is now a tourist destination.
Leuenbergeria quisqueyana, known as the Bayahibe rose, [2] is a species of cactus that is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, in the Dominican Republic. [ 3 ] Taxonomy
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Tourism in the Dominican Republic is an important sector of the country's economy. More than 10 million tourists visited the Dominican Republic in 2023, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] making it the most popular tourist destination in the Caribbean and putting it in the top 5 overall in the Americas . [ 3 ]
The division of provinces into municipalities is established in the Constitution [1] and further regulated by Law 5220 on the Territorial Division of the Dominican Republic. [2] It was enacted in 1959 and has been frequently amended to create new provinces, municipalities and lower-level administrative units.
Saona Island (Spanish: Isla Saona) is a 110-square-kilometer (42 sq mi) tropical island located off 1.5 miles (2.4 km) off the south-east coast in Dominican Republic's La Altagracia province. It is a government-protected nature reserve and is part of Cotubanamá National Park . [ 1 ]
Hoyo Azul in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Hills in Higuey, Dominican Republic La Altagracia is the second largest province in the country with an extension of 3,010.34 km 2 (1,162.30 sq mi). This province limits to the north with the Atlantic Ocean , to the south with the Caribbean Sea , to the east with the Mona channel and to the west with ...