Las Terrenas. At the beginning was a small fisherman's village on the north coast of the Samana peninsula. Today, Las Terrenas is the new and upcomming destination for tourism in the Dominican republic.
With its mile long white sand beaches, which are pristine and well protected, Las Terrenas with its 18,000 inhabitants is a new attractive pole, located in a tropical paradise.
Its warm subtropical temperature is tempered by a permanent breeze, which gives Las Terrenas an ideal weather all year long. Rainfall is moderate all year long without the typical tropical downpours found in other tropical areas.
This magnificent part of the island was described by Christopher Colombus has "the prettiest land of the world", and nowadays the Samana peninsula is known as the Jewel of the island.
At the end of the seventies that the European Adventurers started to arrive in the area, and Las Terrenas started developing as the town that we know now. With dozens of quaint hotels, international restaurant, bars, shops, internet cafes, supermarkets, and may different business. The foreign residents (now mostly European) account for approx. 5,000. Even if the official language is Spanish, you will hear English, French, German, Italian, and even Dutsh.

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