Having lived in the Samana peninsula and in particular around the Las Terrenas region, I always deemed Samana the most beautiful part of the DR. However looking at pictures of Jaracoba and my Dominican friends speaking of the beauty of Barahona ,makes me realize there are still there are many places I need to visit within this beautiful island (Haiti included)
I find the variety of birds, trees, and plants more varied in the mountains than on the coast, although each area has it's own beauty.