Bocachica
30 kilometers east of Santo Domingo, Boca Chica was developed in
the early part of this
century by Juan Vicini, a wealthy industrialist. In those early days, it
was a favorite
vacation destination for city residents. Entire families would move
clothing and households
here for the summer. The ladies would sip cocktails and bathe in
the evening,
because sun was bad for their delicate complexions. Children would
run free as the
breeze, and the gentlemen would commute from the city.
The old Hamaca Hotel was to become the social center of the period.
A place to see others and be seen.
Today, The Coral Hamaca Beach Hotel & Casino is a modern beach
resort with ideal facilities.
Boca Chica offers clear waters, slow currents,
a yacht club and marina, nearby golf at San Andrés and excellent
seafood restaurants.
The new Boca Chica is more popular than ever!
Because this resort town is conveniently-located close to the airport and the capital city of Santo Domingo.
No other destination places you as close to all the attractions of the bustling 2.5-million people capital city.
Fly in to Las Americas airport and in 15 minutes you can go wading into a natural giant swimming pool.
This
makes it a good choice for families with small children.
And Boca Chica is great for singles. It is a free-spirited tourist town where 80% of the people out partying on any given night will be single.
The Beach
Boca Chica beach is a reef-protected lagoon of tranquil blue waters and powder-white sand. One can wade out 100 yards from shore into glassy waters and still be only waist deep with nothing but soft clean sand underfoot. It’s the perfect beach for small children because there are no waves and no deep waters. Boca Chica is crowded on Sundays when capital city dwellers make the half hour commute to the beach, returning home at dusk. The rest of the week, the sand and sun is for the tourists.
One can find just about everything in Boca Chica, making it one of the most complete of the ungated beach towns in the country. There are hotels and dining for every budget, great night life, proximity to the airport and capital, yet it’s still small enough to build relationships.
Boca Chica is a "shopping beach" because pleasant Dominican vendors wander the beach or sell from their shops on the main street that runs parallel to the beach. While tanning, you can haggle over silver jewelry and paintings, or get your hair braided in corn rows. No heavy pressure. Just people trying to get a few of your tourist dollars.
Attractions
The biggest attraction in Boca Chica is the beach. That’s why each hotel offers an array of water sports and beach activities to keep you occupied. You won’t find much high culture here – there are no theaters, galleries or movie houses. Fortunately, the big hotels have their own evening shows and discos and there are many public discos throughout the town. Plus the Hamaca Hotel has a casino open to the public. Most visitors to Boca Chica spend their days either on the beach or going on excursions to see the rest of the country.
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