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Boca Chica

  • December 6, 2005
  • Rated 3 of 5 by ext212 from New York, New York
Boca Chica

For a fee of US$45, you can use the Hamaca Coral’s Hilton facilities and sit on their beach all day. The fee includes an all-you-can-eat buffet and an open bar. The price was a little too steep, and it keeps the locals who can’t afford it away, but such is life in a country like Dominican Republic, where the rich and poor are obviously divided.

The beach is located on Boca Chica Bay which boasts Santo Domingo’s "white sand and warm azure waters." Small huts made of dried palm trees pepper the sand for extra shade. Lounge chairs are also available for all visitors if compelled to sunbathe closer to the water. I was mostly directly under the sun the entire time because I wanted an even tan, but I also wanted to avoid the loud staff near the pool, blasting music and playing parlor games with the hotel guests and visitors. Everyone else was having fun, but they forgot that some people wanted to sunbathe in peace, without the occasional screams of “Jackpot!” to wake them up. They were dangerous with a microphone and loud speakers.

If you are unlike me and prefer to be active, there is a station for all kinds of water sports. All you have to do is sign and pay up. You can rent a kayak, ride (and fall off) a banana boat with your friends, wind surf, or try scuba diving for the first time. There is also a pool and a Jacuzzi if you prefer to keep your bathing suit sand-free during your stay.

The food buffet choices tasted like, well, buffet-style, but I wasn’t complaining after spending two hours under the sun, and all I wanted was a hamburger and a plate of oily fries. Once in while, I actually woke up from my slumber and walked over to the bar for some lemonade spiked with rum or a nice cold bottle of Presidente beer.

From journal Debauchery in Santo Domingo

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