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The short distance from the capital city, the crystalline waters and the white sands turned Boca Chica into the most crowded beach of the Dominican Republic, especially on weekends and holidays, because is 19 miles (30 km) away from Santo Domingo. Boca Chica has two small islands, Los Pinos and La Matica, and two marinas.
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. It's the most family friendly of all the Dominican Republic beaches. There are lots of bars, restaurants, pizza stands, souvenirs stalls and loud music all day long; all this along the beach sand very close to the shore.
In recent years, the town has become overwhelmed with tourists from North America and Europe, especially during the months of December through April. It is one of the better places to enjoy swimming in the warm Caribbean waters. The town of Boca Chica, after dark has a notorious reputation. Later in the evening, the family friendly town transforms itself into a town of party bars and prostitution. However, the notorious reputation is ill deserved when compared to other "hot spots" in the area.
The open, nonstop, sleazy prostitution and drug addicts’ scene has gotten much worse in 2012, prompting local authorities and businesses to meet during the summer of 2012 to try to clean up the place that has truly turned awful and is not recommended at all to visitors.--Santo Domingo Tour Guide (talk) 22:08, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
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