Barahona

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Barahona province belongs to the south of the Dominican Republic. part of the Region of Enriquillo, together with the provinces of Bahoruco, Independencia and Pedernales. Is possessed of great beauty in its beaches and the surrounding environment, with its high mountains and national parks. Barahona has a population of over 170 thousand inhabitants and economic development based on exports of coffee and some minerals. Barahona has among its attractions include beaches like San Rafael, the Quemaito, Saladilla, Los Patos and Paraiso.

The San Rafael beach also has a river for visitors wishing to try the cold waters of the southern area of the Dominican Republic, these beaches are characterized by strong waves for surfing. In Barahona we find the beautiful Sierra de Bahoruco, which offers beautiful scenery and perfect for ecotourism, and from which you get a beautiful view of the roads that border the sea and the beaches of the province of Barahona in the Republic Dominican.

Barahona has a mixed economy that combines agriculture, mining and tourism, with an industrial port and free zone dedicated to textile production. agricultural production is mainly concentrated in the Sugar cane, bananas, coffee, fruit, sorghum, yams, and others. Mineral extraction as larimar, marble, gypsum, alabaster, kaolinite (for the production of bottles), mineral salt and construction materials, are among the main activities of Barahona. Barahona has an industrial port, free zone dedicated to the production of textiles, and mixed production, agriculture, mining and ecotourism.

Attractions

Thermal Center in Barahona

These thermal and Tourist Center, a complex that will target health tourism with all international standards and an investment of 30 billion, which took advantage of thermal water wells that are in Canoa (Canoa is a municipality located in the municipality of Vicente Noble).