Access to surrounding towns.
From your hotel you can get a taxi (RD$80 pesos). If you can learn the publico routes, all the better. Presuming, but not sure, you are staying at the Aloja Sol:
1) The best way to the PUCMM is a taxi for $80 pesos. Publicos (cars that run a fixed route for a fixed price) would take too long. HOwever, just incase you want to do it that way: Go to the right as you leave the hotel and turn right at the next corner. cross over three blocks until you come to Calle Vicente Estrella. ( You cross General Cabrera and 16 de Agosto) Vicente Estrella is one way going up the hill to the monument. Look for a "U" car. That will take you to the front of the University.
2) Yes it is pretty safe to walk around town. (Perhaps not at 3 a.m.)
3)The buses to Mao and Monte Cristi can be caught at the traffic circle going out of town to the west. Or you can catch a Transporte Espinal bus or a Caribe Tour bus. For these destination you tell the taxi: : "Caribe Tour en las Colinas" or taake a Ruta "A" p?blico.
4) For Jarabacoa (1 'r') the bus stop is Argentina esquina Estrella Sadhal?. Any taxi can taxi can take you to the Para de La Vega. There is also a parada by the Parque de los Chach?ses, on Restauraci?n at Sabana Larga.
5)You can catch buses to Moca at the corner of Juan Pablo Duarte and Avenida Estrella Sahdal?. Again, "Parada de Moca" will get your taxi thee.
If you PM me with you hotel, perhaps I can help you with the p?blico system
Cordially,
HB
I almost forgot. The Parada for San Francisco de Macor?s is on Pedro Francisco Bon? and Calle Mella. The buses leavefour times a day starting at 8 a.m. You can get to Nagua and S?nchez from there, too.