Barahona

[PJT]

It is danogerous because of the bends and curves but mainly because of the speed of the cars and buses and the dangerous overtaking .

It is no more dangerous than any other road in the DR during the day or night having a similar bends and vehicle density. The additional risky part in play may be driving it when tired, when one's defenses have been weakened, a reason for finding a place to safely rest overnight.

Regards,

PJT

 

[SKY]

I find it no different than anywhere in the DR, and I have driven there 5 times.

There is a big difference in roads that are DIVIDED and roads like this one that is NOT divided.. Anything can and does happen on roads like this. And it doubles after dark...........

 

[bob saunders]

I am used to driving on two lane roads. Two lanes, one in each direction are normal roads throughout the country. Divided roads are actually the exception. I agree with you about driving after dark, anywhere in the DR.

 

[Yourmaninvegas]

There is a big difference in roads that are DIVIDED and roads like this one that is NOT divided.. Anything can and does happen on roads like this. And it doubles after dark...........

A rare point of a agreement with ya brother.

Divided roads should not be the exception.
And they are clearly better and safer.
In my youth I was used to squaring off against armed opponents.
Doesn't mean I ever liked it.
(insert the "eye roll" emoji here)

 

[Manuel01]

looking for recommendation for a trip to Barahona. hotel?? sight seeing ???

Just keep driving 2 more hours until pedernales and forget about Barahona.

 

[SKY]

Just keep driving 2 more hours until pedernales and forget about Barahona.

And when you get there the first thing you will do is TURN around...............

 

[janlindy]

thanks all

 

[tee]

At Christmas I went to Barahona and stayed at the Hotel Playa Azul. It was relatively basic but very clean and very quiet. It is 10 minutes our of town, has a restaurant which is OK. We ate in town, there is a great food truck park with an awesome selection of trucks. The malecon is very popular at night with the locals that meet up and drink. A very friendly atmosphere. Don't expect any luxurious hotels or restaurants in Barahona. Not sure if you are planning to take any day trips but we did Bahia de las Aguilas (a long day trip which is about 3 hours from Barahona), Lago Enriquillo and Los Patos (a beautiful spot where the river meets the sea about 40 minutes after Barahona) and Bani Dunes. Here a few photos of the trip...prepare for a lot of driving but incredible landscapes. Oh, and it is hot, VERY hot. When we were at Bani Dunes it felt like it was 40 degrees Celsius!

 

[william webster]

Lago Enriquillo

Wasn't that accessible from the ocean (Caribbean Sea) a couple hundred years ago....
the first explorers sailed in there , if I recall correctly

 

[Yourmaninvegas]

All that and history/geography lesson too.
Are we lucky or what?

 

[janlindy]

change of plans going to Constanza. cooler

 

[Kipling333]

Here he lies where he longed to be. Home is the sailor home from the sea and the Hunter home from the Hill. Robert Louis Stevenson has his requiem poem at his burial site in Samoa in the Pacific , a beautiful island of beaches and low hills but it could have been penned for this part of the DR with white sands, palm trees and the cooler climate hill towns.

 

[Big]

There is a very nice power plant in Barahona.