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The area that is known today as Punta Cana was mostly an undeveloped coastal area of La Altagracia province. At the time the closest major city, Higüey, was a 5-hour drive. Their first project was a 40 guest hotel called the Punta Cana Club. In 1970, Rainieri changed the original name of the place, Yauya or Punta Borrachos, for Punta Cana.
La Altagracia (Spanish pronunciation: [la altaˈɣɾasja]) is a province located in the eastern part of the Dominican Republic. It is the only region that borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. It is divided into two municipalities and its capital is the beach city of Punta Cana.
Bavaro is an area of Punta Cana, located in La Altagracia province, the easternmost province of the Dominican Republic. [5] Bavaro was originally developed as a town for resort workers together with the resort area and tourist region of Punta Cana.
The Greater Antilles is considered part of Latin America. With a population of 38 million, it makes up 6% of Latin America's total population. The capital of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, with a population of over 2 million, is the largest city in the Greater Antilles.
Its watershed has an area of 864 km 2. The Artibonite River is the longest river of the island, but only 68 km flows through the Dominican Republic. The largest lake of Hispaniola, and of the Caribbean, is Lake Enriquillo. It is located in the Hoya de Enriquillo with an area of 265 km 2. There are three small islands within the lake.
Provinces of the Dominican Republic map. The Dominican Republic is divided into thirty-one provincias (provinces; singular provincia), while the national capital, Santo Domingo, is contained within its own Distrito Nacional ("National District"; "D.N." on the map below).