From elnacional. Com translated with Google Translate
The amount concerned in Boca Chica weapons.
*The president of the Union of microentrepreneurs in this municipality of Boca Chica Thursday defined as "worrying" the large number of firearms displayed by Dominicans and foreigners living in the area and reported also a significant increase Haitian suspected prostitutes. The businessman Enrique Feliz said most troubling is the indifference that some agencies have made an impact on the Boca Chica, which is causing a decrease in the presence of both Dominicans and foreigners interested in enjoying the beach and make life in the community.
Speaking exclusively offered hereby, Feliz said repeatedly have approached the Ministry of Interior and Police seeking regularization of possession and carrying of firearms among Dominicans and foreigners living in Boca Chica, without positive results.
"We have conducted assemblies even with the presence of a large number of the more than 500 members we have in the 148. 64 square kilometers which includes the town, raising the need for the authorities to take action, but nothing has been healthy," said the employer.
He said the well-known businessman in the area of &8203; &8203; Boca Chica and surrounding areas, that the most unfortunate part is how indelicate, haughty and arrogant as Creoles and foreigners exhibit in his belt, in public places, handguns without any authority worry.
"This situation is of great concern, not only me as president of microentrepreneurs, but of the entire membership, comprised of more than 500 dealers throughout the town of Boca Chica," said the time to notice the danger.
Enrique Feliz said the proliferation of firearms is added the presence of a large number of alleged Haitian prostitutes, many of them to minors, walking the beach and streets of the town of Boca Chica, both day and night.
*"By increasing Haitian women are ensuring that even in the country illegally, is the fact of the large number of beggars and panhandlers who appear daily in Boca Chica, restlessness and anxiety leading to domestic and foreign visitors" said the business leader.
Felix also said moving to Boca Chica, from various parts of the country, informal traders who all they do is crime in the area, discrediting those who do their work honestly, so that means, the authorities should also take letter on the matter.
The businessman Enrique Feliz said in the case of increased prostitution by alleged Haitian communications have been directed by the Ministry of Tourism, Department of Migration, Environment, Politur and other government agencies, and that nothing has been done to tackle the problem.
He indicated that some of these women get "lie" to tourists or individuals to combine with atracarlos in places that foreigners come seduced by them, so that the situation becomes unbearable and requires urgent attention of the authorities.
The businessman Enrique Feliz said the police is the only institution that has responded positively, of all institutions which have led as president of microentrepreneurs to the situation in Boca Chica, especially the carrying of weapons Fire and prostitution, he takes
Just got back after 7 days in B. C / 3 days at the hotel zapata, and 4 at Be live
The southern beaches were the only place I had not been to in the D. R. , so at the last minute I booked and left. I paid about 60 a night for zapata, and it was clean, comfortable, good staff, free breakfast, and chica friendly and a gated area you could stay in if you did not want to be bothered on the beach. Do not get room 9 if you stay there, as it is next to the common areas and loud at night and you will be up by 6. Wifi was about $5 a day, but was secure. The beach is public, and a pain in the ass. You cannot sleep or relax as you are bothered every minute or less. Be live was the last 4 days and I paid $70 a day thru trip and was all inclusive and stayed in presidential suites. Room and beach was amazing, service was fine, and at least on the beach you were protected from the sales people, but the buffet food sucks, and it is 200 a day to bring a girl on. The separate places on the resort to eat were fine, so it is worth making a reservation. I usually had dinner downtown as it was good and reasonable. The touts are a total pain in the ass, and most are working together with the chicas so be careful. You will neg. With them and rent the room, and be with the girl and she says something else and starts raising hell. Lot's of girls on the streets, and most with hot bodies, but pretty hard faces. Every one I spoke to got ripped off, but it was just in a suttle way. Best bet is to go after the people that are at work and not the street girls, as there are all available for the right price. The cost was 35-75 american depending on the girl. Do not take one back to your room, and do not go where they want to go. There are many close places at reasonable prices and if you stay at one place you can get a nice one for about 750 for an hour. One guy took a girl to his room, fell asleep, she opened his safe and cleaned him out. I strongly recommend pregame. I went to Dom, Cupid and had many regular girls interested, and had a university girl, classy, and cute that was 19 take the bus from La Vega (prettiest girls and most normal there and in Santiago) and it was a GFE. Made her pay the bus to come, to see if she was sincere, and then reimbursed her. She came and it was great. Just always be aware that on the street the men and women are they to take from you. You can get all the regular girls you want, because their jobs pay little and they need the extra money. Expect 2500-3000 a day for a day on the beach, dinner, drinks, fun, and send them home. It was fun, but not sure I would go beg. Too many beggers, petty thiefs, and it is constant lies, and you do not want to put yourself into any of those street girls. Lot's of Haitians. I would pregame, and though, and use be live, and Zapata for a good value. One last thing is when the girls come up to hug you, push them away, as they only want to pick pocket. If you want to be left alone with the touts learn to say Tengo chica, Adios!
Main road between Boca Chica and the airport has road reflectors
I saw what appeared to be new embedded reflectors in the asphalt (lane markers) on the highway between Boca Chica and the exit for Las Americas Airport (SDQ). Seems the concrete barrier was also painted and maybe new reflectors installed on top of the barrier. I did not drive that road at night this trip, but I would imagine the reflectors and the other improvements should make that section of road easier and safer to drive on at night.
Lots of Road improvements
[QUOTE=Jaosousa;1386601]I saw what appeared to be new embedded reflectors in the asphalt (lane markers) on the highway between Boca Chica and the exit for Las Americas Airport (SDQ). Seems the concrete barrier was also painted and maybe new reflectors installed on top of the barrier. I did not drive that road at night this trip, but I would imagine the reflectors and the other improvements should make that section of road easier and safer to drive on at night.[/QUOTE]I live here most of the time and have seen over the past 4 years lots of road improvements. They are actually filling in potholes on a semi regular basis. The streets are being repaved, barriers are painted with bright yellow paint and reflectors being installed.
Danilo seems to be doing a bit of good in a short period of time.
That stretch of highway in boca chica has always been dangerous at night, if they've gotten that far to put in the reflectors great. It will make it much safer. What they need is the pedestrian bridges, I don't recall any on that stretch of road.
Think I have found a winner.
Looks like I've found a no-nonsense chica friendly hotel in boca chica. The calypso beach hotel seems cheap and ideal for my one day stay. Has anybody tried it?
Chica friendly hotels Boca Chica
[QUOTE=Frannie;1395262]Yes, it is fine and the employees are friendly (or were a couple years ago) , but it is a block or two back from the beach, in spite of the name which suggests it is on the beach.[/QUOTE]I'm on the ground here in Boca Chica right now. Won't post a full report till the end of my trip but have been having fun and enjoying the "quaint" town of BC. This is my first trip here although I have done Sosua many times. Overall I like Sosua better for the cleaner beach and diving; Boca can be a bit more of a hustlers' paradise, as others have mentioned.
I have been staying at the Zapata Hotel, right on the beach, very nice and chica friendly with some limitations (the owner, altho a great guy, is trying to maintain some kind of "family" atmosphere, and he won't let you bring chicas in to the bar of for food, etc). Doesn't bother me much. Think my room is about $65 a night. I also walked around and did a check of several other hotels just for a possible next trip. Costalunga apartments are pretty nice, simple but more than adequate and only $40 a day for one person. Costalunga is a few blocks from the beach but VERY nice and Quiet at night. There are some night noise issues at Zapata, mostly next door hotels and bars and some middle of the night dog barking issues.
I also checked out hotel Madjera (think spelling is close) and it is right on the beach and only $40 a night, similar to Costalunga, very basic but looks clean and no chica limitations. If Ihad dto do it again, I might try Madjera for a night or two and stay there if it was quiet at night (you never know since it is on the beach and all along the beach are restaurants and bars with sometime loud music going to the wee hours.) My next choice would be Costalunga and that might quickly escalate to #1 if it is dead quiet at night, which I think it is.
All for today. Back to the USA tomorrow and more report to follow then. If Ihave a chance I may check out Calypso but haven't seen it yet.