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The Shell gas station on the boulevard west of Entrada a los Conucos has a Banco León
ATM available between 7am and 10pm. There is also an ATM on the property of the Cor-
al Costa Caribe Resort.
Banco Popular
(Carretera Nueva)
With 24-hour ATM, located 200m north of Barceló Capella
Beach Resort.
Farmacia La Formula
(Plaza Colonial Tropical, Carretera Nueva;
8am-9pm Mon-Sat, to 6pm Sun)
Small pharmacy and sundries.
Galmedical Internacional
( 809-526-2044; off Carretera Nueva; 24hr)
Serious matters should
be seen in San Pedro de Macorís, but the good doc here speaks English, German, French
and Italian. It's off Carretera Nueva just north of Guilia's.
24hr)
Tourist police for emergen-
Politur
(
809-526-3211;
www.politur.gob.do
;
Av Boulevard;
cies; next to the National Police building.
Getting There & Around
Guaguas
pass through Juan Dolio all day every day, going westward to Boca Chica
(RD$35) and Santo Domingo (RD$120), and east to San Pedro de Macorís (RD$40) and
La Romana (RD$120), among others. No buses originate here, so there is no fixed sched-
ule, but they pass roughly every 15 minutes from 6am to 7pm - stand on the Boulevard at
the corner of Entrada a los Conucos and flag down any one that passes.
Taxis can be found in front of any of the resorts in town. One-way fares for one to four
people include Aeropuerto Internacional Las Américas (US$50), Santo Domingo
(US$60), Bayahibe (US$90), Bávaro (US$140) and points further afield like Las Galeras
(US$300) and Lago Enriquillo (US$350). You can also call
Sitraguza Taxi Service
(
809-526-3507)
for door-to-door service. When driving from Santo Domingo on Hwy 3, take
the turnoff marked Playa Guayacanes.
