Boca Chica is about the same as it ever is
[QUOTE=BHBound;1591938]With all the crazy stuff going on in sosua, has any of the action moved to boca chica?[/QUOTE]I'm in Boca Chica about half time now- I don't see any difference from when I moved down here in December. It's not the wild, wild, west scene like Sosua, but there are plenty of good times to be had here. However, you will find that most of the women are darker. Probably at least half are Haitians. The main street scene gets started around 9 PM, but all day long you can find a few women available on Avenida Duarte or in the park.
I would say getting a happy encounter during the day or early in the evening with a semi-pro will cost somewhere around 1,200 Pesos, but in the bars and for players you will certainly be able to pay more. Many women come in from surrounding areas, and will accept 1,200-1,500 pesos if you are halfway courteous and negotiate nicely. If you are a bad-ass player, you will likely pay more. Of course, the finer the woman, the more she will demand, as well.
There are lots of local people on day trips from La Capital and other areas spending time on the beach, especially on the weekends, and some of them stay overnight. So the street scene is a bit more relaxed and a bit more circumspect than Sosua. You will see regular tourists in the same bars and restaurants as the professionals and their clients.
I must comment on people who are worried about crime in the DR, and Boca Chica in particular. Dominicans and Haitians are some of the most peaceful people I've ever been around. The vast majority of crime here is women and men in domestic fights (which can be pretty nasty). But especially in the tourist areas, the police presence is high and tourists really have to be stupid to get into trouble. I contrast this to the regular drive by shootings in my community, and the number of people caught in the crossfire. So in many ways I feel safer in Boca Chica than at home in the USA.
You can get hurt in traffic accidents, however, so pay attention to whether or not the driver is drinking.