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Infrastructure in the Dominican Republic is poor and unevenly distributed, but is being improved. In overview, cities and towns that attract tourists have well-developed supporting infrastructure.
On the other hand, rural and more remote areas receive little support.
The country’s Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), in power for the past decade, has made country-wide improvements. These include road systems, availability of air travel, ports, and telecommunications.
It has primarily invested in towns that attract tourists. In particular, they’ve also targeted Las Terrenas (not a typical tourist town), marketing it as the upscale vacation option.
It has the given nickname of “ The St. Tropez of the Caribbean.”
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A Brief Background
Former PLD President Leonel Fernández had a long-term plan for the Samaná Peninsula and Las Terrenas in particular.
During his two terms, he saw the Santo Domingo-Samaná highway laid and launched a massive marketing campaign for Las Terrenas.
He invested the country’s money and even his own in the area. He built El Catey Airport, the small international airport of Las Terrenas.
It offers domestic flights as well as direct access to Canada and the United States. That has meant bigger numbers of foreign visitors and foreign investors to the country and region.
