Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
If humans coveted polished-stone beaches rather than those of floury sands, the small
hamlet of Los Patos would be Eden.
Playa Los Patos
, a pretty white-stone beach, and its ad-
jacent
balneario
, are idyllic traveler finds. The water here flows clear and cool out of the
mountainside, forming a shallow lagoon before running into the ocean. Small shacks
serve good, reasonably priced food and cold cerveza, making this an easy place to kill a
day. On weekends it's crowded with Dominican families, but is much less busy midweek.
Seaside Villages
The adjoining seaside villages of
Bahoruco
and
La Ciénaga
are 17km south of Barahona,
and are typical of the small communities along the east coast of the Península de
Pedernales, with friendly local residents and a gravelly beach used more for mooring
boats than bathing.
Especially in La Ciénaga, after dark almost any night of the week you're likely to find
small, no-name colmados (small bars) and discos pumping merengue music out to the
stars, and people drinking and dancing outdoors. If you decide to join them you'll likely
be the only gringo in the place.
