Italy has just opened a consulate in Bavaro. It is located in the Hotel Los Corales, of Playa Cortecito, midway between Punta Cana and Macao beaches, along the eastern coastline. Ambassador Stefano Canavessio traveled to Bavaro to inaugurate the new consulate. It will serve Italian tourists that visit the Punta Cana, Bavaro and Macao-Arena Gorda beaches. Consul General of Italy, Aldo Meroni will direct the consulate’s operations. Ambassador Canavessio said that last year 26,000 Italians visited the area. He explained that the consulate will also assist citizens from other European Union countries that visit the East Coast beaches. The Spanish Government has an honorary consulate in Higuey, the capital of the La Altagracia province. The consul general of that consulate is José Manuel Alvarez. (16 March 2000)
