Punta Cana

Punta Cana is the main touristic hotspot in the Dominican Republic. Its miles and miles of beaches with the thinnest, whitest sand you can imagine, made it a first class tourist attractive, and all along the coastline dozens of resorts and hotels from the leading international hotel groups. Working usally with the "All Inclusive" formula, and ranging from luxury to more affordable ones, but always of great quality. In any travel agency, you are sure to find packages and flights to Punta Cana.


Celebrities such as Julio Iglesias and Dominican fashion designer Oscar de la Renta made heavy investments in this area and are partners, among other projects, in the spectacular International Airport of Punta Cana, built completely in wood and with roofs made with palm leaves.

The name of the region is due to the promontory of the same name, around which lie the beaches of Playa Bávaro and others like Cortecito, Ubero Alto and Macao. The tropical climate in Punta Cana ofrecoffers constant temperatures, averaging 26 ºC, in a range of 12º from the 20 ºC in winter to a maximum of 32 ºC in summer.


Being so far away from every main city (200 miles away from Santo Domingo, and 40 miles from Higuey, the little capital of the province of La Altagracia, where it administratively belongs), Punta Cana is indeed a place to relax, practice water sports and enjoy the beach or the hotel's amenities. The only place of a certain arhitectonic interest is the Basilique of Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia, in Higüey.