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A rocky coast between the Caribbean and the Sierra de Bahoruco, with rivers that form pools by the sea, mountain coffee and larimar.
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Photo: Joel Diplan, CC BY 3.0
From the Zona Colonial it's 190 km by road, about 2 h 46 min of driving, to the southwest of the country.
Barahona is a city in the province of the same name, on the shore of Neiba Bay. It has its own airport, the María Montez.
The coastal road toward Pedernales runs between the Caribbean Sea and the mountains.
Like most beaches in Barahona, the ones on this coast have stones instead of sand.
The beaches on this coast have stones instead of sand.
At San Rafael, the river forms a natural pool and a waterfall just before it reaches the sea. The waves are strong, and swimming in the sea is not recommended.
At Los Patos, the river of the same name forms a wide pool right next to the beach.
Barahona coffee is grown in the Sierra de Bahoruco, and there's a coffee route to explore it.
The province is the only place where larimar is found, a blue variety of pectolite that the country declared its national stone in 2011.
The Los Chupaderos mine is about 10 km from the city.