Boca Chica
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Boca Chica is a
Boca Chica has a popular
History
The community of Boca Chica was founded in 1779 during the government of Brigadier Don Isidro Peralta y Rojas with the name of San José de los Llanos. Boca Chica was later developed by
After the 1970s, the beach became increasingly more popular and public transportation helped to make Boca Chica a very crowded place; it was no longer a secluded beach for the elites as it had been during the '50s and '60s. The Hamaca hotel was closed after Hurricane David in 1979, and it remained closed and abandoned for years which caused an economic decline in the area. It was later reopened and the public beach remains popular among people of different classes.
Geography
Boca Chica's proximity to the city of
Characteristics
The short distance from the capital city (19 miles), the crystalline waters and the white sands turned Boca Chica into the most crowded beach of the Dominican Republic, especially on weekends and holidays. Boca Chica beach has immaculate fine sand. You can walk in the water and the depth will barely change, the water will be to your waist (or a little bit over) all the time. Boca Chica has two small islands, Los Pinos and La Matica, and two marinas.
There are several bars, restaurants, pizza stands, souvenirs stalls and loud music throughout most of the day; all this along the beach sand very close to the shore. In the evening, Boca Chica transforms itself into a town of party bars.[7]
Notable people
- Cristian Javier, Houston Astros pitcher
- Jeurys Familia, New York Mets pitcher
- Elvis Luciano, MLB pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
References
Notes
- ^ "Radhamés Castro ya es el nuevo alcalde de Boca Chica" (in Spanish). Boca Chica: Diario Digital RD. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Radhamés Castro asegura será el nuevo alcalde de Boca Chica 2016- 2020" (in Spanish). Boca Chica: El Nacional. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ Superficies a nivel de municipios, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Censo 2012 de Población y Vivienda, Oficina Nacional de Estadistica
- ^ Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, Departamento de Cartografia, Division de Limites y Linderos. "Listado de Codigos de Provincias, Municipio y Distritos Municipales, Actualizada a Junio 20 del 2006" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
- ^ Amaury Mo (2019-07-10). "Historia de la Playa de Boca Chica Ensegundos República Dominicana". Ensegundos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ "In Dominican Republic seaside village, a virtual supermarket of sex". Retrieved 2013-02-03.
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