100 Shades of Blue: Los Patos, Barahona, Dominican Republic (a photo essay). View from the top of a rock over Los Patos, several kilometers south of Paraíso. Los Patios has a white-rock beach that is not very safe to swim in as the coastline is incredibly deep. But the close Balneario Los Patos, where the Río Los Patos meets the sea, is a great place to swim. Its water is crystal clear and frigid with lots of room to splash around. It can get crowded on the weekends, but if you come midweek, it should be relatively empty. There are public bathrooms by the pool. The closest passenger airport to Los Patos is Herrera International (Santo Domingo) Airport (HEX) in Dominican Republic, 40 km (25 miles) away (directly).
