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The Southeast Coast Travel Guide
Las Américas Highway—built by the dictator Trujillo so his son could race his sports cars—runs east along the coast from Santo Domingo to La Romana, nearly a two-hour drive. This highway changes names along the way and eventually becomes Highway 3 in La Romana. Midway are Santo Domingo's nearest long-established beach resorts, Boca Chica and Juan Dolio. The latter is undergoing an astounding renaissance at this writing, with major beach rejuvenation and new high-end condo developments; it may very well be poised to become the Caribbean's answer to Miami's South Beach. More »
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