Juan Dolio is a tourist destination in the province of San Pedro de Macoris, on the southern coast of the Dominican Republic, on the island of Hispaniola, one hour away from the capital of Santo Domingo, the cosmopolitan city of Juan Dolio offers a tropical and peaceful escape near the capital. A favorite of the inhabitants, who gather here at the weekend, the 10-kilometer-long, spacious and bright beach of Juan Dolio is adorned with hotels, restaurants and bars, as well as a variety of holiday homes.
Santo Domingo, officially known as Santo Domingo de Guzman, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 inhabitants in 2003 and estimated at 2,253,437 in 2006. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea at the mouth of the river Ozama. Founded by Bartholomew Columbus in 1496, is the oldest inhabited European settlement in the Americas, and was the first Spanish colony in the New World. It lies on the border with the National District (DN, "National District), is bordered on three sides by the Province of Santo Domingo.
Boca Chica is a municipality (Municipio) in the province of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. In the city there is a municipal district (distritos municipal): La Caleta. According to the 2002 census, the municipality had 99,508 inhabitants, 46,385 live in the city and 53,123 in its rural districts (Secciones).
This is a popular beach with the same name, located about 30 km east of Santo Domingo de Guzman on the southern shore of the island of Hispaniola.
Boca Chica was originally developed by Juan Bautista Vicini Burgos, who worked on sugar plantations in the twentieth century.
