"Good modern hospitals in Barahona"???? That is the saddest post in weeks...Barahona and the entire surrounding area is part of the "deep South" the very poorest part of the DR. There ARE NO good medical facilities there. People from Barahona go to Santo Domingo for care. (Maybe to Azua, tho the "Japanese" Hospital, but I don't know for sure)
That is not to say that there are no attractions there. IT is one of the most beautiful places around. But it is poor, poor, poor. Articles all last week and the week before in Diario Libre talked about the development of the area, but mostly dreams and what-ifs. The latest talked about 5 star hotels in Azua and Bani??? Yeah, right!! With what water and electricity???
There are some nice little hotels there, you can look them up here on the board. The beaches are not as nice as the East or North. The hills, back in the area of Neiba are really impressive. So is the Lago Enriquillo...below sea level, with alligators and big lizards and stuff...
But, for most of us, it is a place to go, see and get out...
HB