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Playa de cocoteros en Punta Cana, República Dominicana

Punta Cana

Come for the beach, stay for the merengue.

Airport
Punta Cana (PUJ)
Currency
Dominican peso, US dollars accepted in tourist areas
Language
Spanish
When to go
December to April is the dry season and the most expensive. Hurricane season runs June to November, with September and October the riskiest. Sargassum shows up mostly between April and August and varies from one beach to the next.
Local tip
A restaurant bill already includes 18% tax and the legally mandated 10% service charge. Anything on top is voluntary, even if the menu does not say so.

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