Punta Cana

Dominican Republic, Punta Cana


Punta Cana, named after a local cape, is a region in the easternmost tip of the Dominican Republic. Covering about 4,200,000 m² (about 1,100 acres), the region is home to a coastline of sandy white beaches and to a town of the same name. A region once named Punta de Borrachón was merged with Punta Cana by the founding investors in 1969.

With calm and clear waters , Punta Cana is an ideal place for those who want to dive and know the marine life in the Caribbean - the hotels themselves have shops that rent equipment such as snorkel, mask and fins . The fish are visible even from the beach - if you do not want to dive . For the more adventurous , Punta Cana offers tours tourists with a lot of adrenaline to dive with the sharks and also trips to visit regions of the caves of Blue Hoyo , Cueva del Padre Nuestro and Laguna Pepe and shipwrecks as Captain Kidd and Astron . The dives are always on the list of what to do in Punta Cana.

Everyone has wanted to swim dolphins and Punta Cana can realize this dream in Dolphin Island Park which is located in the tourist area of Bavaro . The encounter with friendly dolphins takes place in a pool at sea about 30 minutes. It is not allowed to photograph this amazing adventure with your own camera - is a Dolphin Island Park photographer who records all the time for you and after the meeting , you get a DVD with photographs. The Dolphin Island Park also includes shows of dolphins and sea lions. A tour that can not be left out of the list of what to do in Punta Cana.

The Sancocho is undoubtedly one of the most popular dishes of Punta Cana and the Dominican Republic , and like the Spanish stew , made on the basis of bananas, yucca , soups ... vegetables and meat , meats like pork chops or chicken. In all Dominicans dishes we found the white rice.

Isaac Martins