Virgin Beach on the side of the sandpist between Cabo Rojo and La Cuevas ... a place to feel the real caribean dream! If the sea is calm you can even hear your heartbeat ... nothing than quitness, sun, cristall clear water, white coral sand and yourself ... amazing! Important: Take food and trinks with you if you plan to stay there longer! Bahia de Las Águilas Literally "Eagles Bay":: Biosphere reserve. Come and discover ther National Park of Jaragua, known as thye biggest of the Dominican Republic, and its marvelous beach playa de las Aguilas. The area is located 323 km from Santo Domingo and approximately 25 km from Pedernales (the nearest town). To reach the spot, first you must travel along the road through the Jaragua National Park "Direction Pedernales", you have to turn off about 12 kilometers before reach Pedernales at Exit Cabo Rojo (Red Cape), where the land is literally red and surreal against the larimar-blue water of its shallow beach. From the highway, take the marked turnoff for Cabo Rojo, which curves around near where a large American bauxite mining facility has trucks speeding over the road (be very careful). Follow the sign directing you to veer left to Bahía de las Águilas. The 8 km long beach along the southwestern coast of the Dominican Republic has the name of a bird which is living there permanently, the eagle.The playa de las Aguilas is famous to be the nicest beach of the whole country. The climate is very arid and the vegetation is mainly made of cactus and other desert plants. The thing that visitors like the most about this beach, is that is totally isolated. Discover this paradise of fishermen and lovers of white sand beach and crystal water. To reach this paradise you will go through the village of La Cueva, where local fishermen are living inside caves.
What is missing for the post card ?? The sea is really calm and a light wind will help you not to suffer too much of sun and heat. Be an explorer for one day, of this place entirely ecological, natural and totally unspoiled by human buildings. You can observe more than 130 species of birds, 76 are living permanently on the bay, 10 are endemics and 47 are migrants. The red ground road that runs along the bay is comparable to an African savannah landscape.
Close to this Location you will fing the Cabo Rojo National Airport (Spanish: Aeródromo Doméstico de Cabo Rojo) (IATA: CBJ, ICAO: MDCR). It is an airport in the Dominican Republic serving Pedernales, a city on the border with Haiti. It offers domestic flights to destinations in the Dominican Republic.
