Walking the Streets of Bávaro - Punta Cana

Filmed on October 16, 2021. Bávaro is a area of Punta Cana.. located in La Altagracia province of the Dominican Republic.

In this video I walk from my Hotel Marrimba all the way to the nightlife area featuring the Popular Drink Point bar/disco.

Along the way I change some US dollars at a Cambia and stop at a cafe.

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[juicebox]

Like your videos. I think the walking pace gives the viewer a really good feel for the area. I am headed to Ecuador in a couple weeks. Going to be my 1st adventure.

[CarlosRamirez-vojt]

Please do a drive around at el cortecito and los corales ❤ it’s been a year thanks

[losdominicanos]

There is no real downtown area in the Bávaro-Punta Cana region, rather several areas that could all be considered "downtown." For example, there is the Puntacana Village which is upscale/middle class area and very nicely developed, "El Cortecito" which is sodily middle class, "Pueblo Bávaro" which is a solid middle class area too. Then there are areas dominated by the lower middle class and poor wuch as "Verón." The area the video was taken is one of those lower middle class/poor areas and there are a lot of Haitians in the streets, as csn be seen in the video, because the entrance to the neighborhood of "Hoyo de Friusa" is in that intersection. "Hoyo de Friusa" is an neighborhood known as "Pequeño Haití" or Little Haiti because in that neighborhood live more Haitians than Dominicans. The area of the video is basically the shopping area where many residents of Hoyo de Friusa go. There are around four Little Haiti neighborhoods in the Bávaro - Punta Cana area and only there and adjacent areas if there is a commerce/shopping area nearby will anyone see so many Haitians in the street. Otherwise, most seen are Dominicans.

Most of the Bávaro - Punta Cana area is made up of gated communities. For exampke, near there is Palma Real, which is a world away in how it looks. Whether most of the residents of the gated communities are Dominicans or foreigners (usually from Europe/USA/Canada and some Latin American countries) depends on the gated community itself. For example, in the gated part of Puntacsna Village most residents are Dominicans. The same in Ciudad del Sol, Ciudad La Palma and others. Gated communities such as Villas Bávaro or White Sands have mostly foreigners.

But returning to the "downtown" discussion, there is no downtown area in the Bávaro-Punta Cana area and there is no master plan of urban development for the area. Just different areas developed by different companies initially as speculation.

[Reoachrafgame]

Hello, how much is the transfer from Punta Cana airport to the Mariimba hotel and what is the method of transportation

[jefryrodriguez]

Bendiciones. En que parte de pueblo vavaro podria conseguir una habitación económica

[capotillo]

wao my country is full of Haitians im havent seen a real DOMINICAN IN THIS VIDEO,

[WarrenFearchild]

Ohh my poor country, our Fathers fought for our freedom from the Haitians nd all I see in this video is Haitians, what have we become, the faces of our nation is the faces of Haitians, no Dominican to represent our people 😔😔😔😥😰

[thepassportlife]

How far is Bavaro from Punta Cana? Is there a bus service?

[nortiermchow]

I've been to Bavaro many times and where you are staying normally in NOT a place to stay. The Supermarket is 2 blocks away call IBERIA...there are better places in Bavaro PC, you will enjoy SOSUA/Cabarete better.

[luxavelawflldp]

I thought i wouls see only rich people ans rich tourist. Seems therr poorr people there also.

[Ghst_n_th_machn]

Are there any dominicans in Bavaro or all hatians?