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Dominican Republic: beach, Colonial Zone and Caribbean countryside

Punta Cana isn't the whole country: the Colonial Zone and the countryside completely change the trip's photos.

Rebeca Peña4 min read

Beach in the Dominican Republic with palm trees

The familiar postcard is Playa Bávaro, and it works: pale sand, palm trees and turquoise water. But the trip gets far more interesting when you add Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone and the countryside ranches.

Three different registers

  • Beach: very hard light at midday; the best photos are at sunrise and sunset.
  • Colonial Zone: stone, shade and narrow streets, excellent for portraits.
  • Countryside: merengue with güira and tambora, food and people; that's where the most honest portraits come from.