Higuey is a disappointing city to visit in the Dominican Republic. There is a market downtown, which is hard to find, and local shoe shine boys will follow you around the entire time, nagging you in Spanish for any kind of a tip. The noise pollution and air pollution is deafening and sickening, not to mention the high decibel level of music blasting from people's boom boxes. We took the bus to the basilica and found it large and impressive, but were nagged by locals with severe birth defects and disabilities hanging around the entrance to the building. As for dining in Higuey, you're better off waiting until you get back to where you are staying because power outages are a daily occurrence and perisha
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