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There’s nothing particularly alluring about this big, noisy seaside city of around 100,000 people, which was founded just over two centuries ago by Haitian general Toussaint L’Ouverture and has since become a center of the sugarcane industry and for various mining operations. The public beach isn’t much to speak of – small, often dirty, and plagued by jellyfish in the water. Yet Barahona does provide a handy and popular base for exploring the natural wonders around much of the southwest. The city is also known for a notoriously rowdy spring break-like nightlife scene that attracts university crowds from Santo Domingo.
Arriving in Barahona, you’ll find that most everything you need – bank ATMs, Verizon calling station, pharmacy – are located around the parque central near the Malecón. You can also find guaguas in this area to take you down the coast and over to Pedernales at the far end of the peninsula by the Haitian border, as well as to Lago Enriquillo to the west. Most of the better accommodations and restaurants are found along the malecón or on the coast south of town.
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