Mention the Dominican Republic and Punta Cana immediately springs to mind. But beyond the mega-resort town, on the northeastern tip of the country, is a 30-mile long peninsula with breathtaking ...

In the Dominican Republic the locals all seem to know that the little slice of perfection they call Playa Rincon is rated "the fourth most beautiful beach in the world". Now I have no idea which three ...

When foreign tourists head to the Dominican Republic, they go to one of three places: Punta Cana, Puerto Plata, or Santo Domingo - and that's why you should head to the Samana Peninsula! Equidistant ...

Almost 70 years later, the man remembers the August day in Playa Rincon, when he clung to the top of an almond tree to survive a tsunami where the waters rushed about 700 meters inland after a ...