I was in Samana City last March and the dust in town during the day was bad. Really burned and irritated my eyes one day. Alot of the motoconchos wore face masks. Going north of Samana, I felt sorry for people who lived along the dirt roads that are being paved. They must have an inch of dust covering everything they own, not to mention all kinds of respiratory problems as well....polvo, polvo, polvo.....