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    Cachote

    I took a tour with Eco Tours Barahona that traveled around in the mountains to the cloud forest at Cachote. It was a trip of a lifetime. After an exciting, bumpy ride in a 4 wheel drive truck, we stopped at a look out point to see the river valley. I think it was the Paraiso river. We saw...
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    A Missionary in Paradise

    Thanks to all who gave me advice and feedback while planning our trip. 20 missionaries from teen to senior citizen landed in Santo Domingo and got on a very comfortable bus to Barahona. We stopped at Pollo Rey somewhere.... maybe Bani? Got to Barahona around dinner time. The bus couldn't go...
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    Barahona, here we come!! Two questions.

    1) Is there an American style laundromat in Barahona? 2) We are getting conflicting advice. Is the American dollar used everywhere, or is DR currency more widely used?
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    Attitude toward missionaries

    A group of 20 of us is coming for a mission trip to help in a Haitian refugee camp not far from the border. We would like to know what the attitude in country is to rich white people coming to help what could be considered illegal immigrants. We will be with a well organized and long stand...
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    Is there a road from Barahona to Santiago....

    ......and would anyone want to go there? My church group of about 20 people, will have about 4 days of R&R after a mission trip. What should we do for 4 days? One thought I had was traveling to Santiago by bus. Is it a nice trip? There seems to be stuff to do in Santiago. Our group likes...