Punta Cana
by Kay Novy
Title
Punta Cana
Artist
Kay Novy
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Punta Cana area has an estimated population of 100,000, with a growth rate of six percent. To the north, it borders the village and beach of Cabeza de Toro, and then the Bvaro and El Cortecito beaches. The nearest city, the 500-year-old capital of the Province Higey, is 45 kilometres (28 mi) away, and it takes about an hour to drive there. Europeans, particularly Spanish hotel chains, own all but two of the 50+ megaresorts of the Punta Cana tourism destination.
The province's 100 kilometres (62 mi) coastline tends to be mildly windy. The ocean waters are mainly shallows, with several natural marine pools in which visitors can bathe without any danger. From north to south, the main beaches are Uvero Alto, Macao, Arena Gorda, Bvaro, El Cortecito, Las Corales and Cabeza de Toro, all north of the cape; and Cabo Engao, Punta Cana and Juanillo south of the cape.
Bvaro is an area starting from Cabeza de Toro until Macao Beach. As the hotels started to rise along the East coast, Bavaro itself became a center of services with shopping malls, fast-food stores, drug stores, fine restaurants, banks, clinics, workshops, supermarkets, and schools. The major town in the district is Veron, now bigger than Higey in territory, a spontaneous and poor urban development running along the original road from the west. Veron, last name of the French proprietor of a timberline business in the early 1930s, is now the base-city for hotel workers and related. It has, besides Bavaro, one of the only four gas stations in Punta Cana. The very next is located 48 kilometres (30 mi) west in Higey, at the Fruisa crossroads, with a new Texaco gas station opened April 2010, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Macao beach, and the new Shell gas station close to the airport (on the highway Coral) opened at the end of 2010.
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December 7th, 2014
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Kay Novy
A big thank you to the person in Vienna, VA. Enjoy your puzzle! Kay (The Art Of Kay Novy) kkphoto1
Kay Novy
Tina, "Midwest USA And International Scenery" group, thanks so much for the homepage feature!
Carol Lynn Coronios
Incredible detail! Love the perspective on palms and ocean rather then typical beach activity. l/f
Judy Vincent
This image is being featured in the “Landscape and Landmark Photography” group – one of the most active groups on Fine Art America featuring the best landscape photographers in the world! Congratulations on your excellent work!
Kay Novy replied:
Thanks so much, Judy. I'm honored to be featured in "Landscape and Landmark Photography", group!