Sosua Reports

**John Clayton** · 05-03-22 01:08

Originally Posted by MrEnternational [View Original Post]

LOL. Really cool? Lively? You are surprised there are not more foreigners hanging out in the ghetto? Yeah. Ok. The people living there are not exactly there by choice.

Obviously, I'm not staying there. I'm mostly saying that 1) it's way different that my stately home in coastal California, and 2) if tourists / mongers are interested in a completely different and authentic experience (which, I suppose, most aren't) then they should check it out. Sosua, although 10 X better than Cabarete as a town, is still full full of burnt up, burnt out, overweight foreigners -- none of that in LOS Charamicos.

**Mr Enternational** · 05-02-22 17:29

Originally Posted by JohnClayton [View Original Post]

drive them to my rental condo in Cabarete, then return them to their homes in Los Charamicos, which is actually a really cool, night time, outside, lively town -- little kids dancing in the streets, that kind of thing. I guess I'm surprised I haven't seen more foreigners hanging out there. Nothing fake about it.

LOL. Really cool? Lively? You are surprised there are not more foreigners hanging out in the ghetto? Yeah. Ok. The people living there are not exactly there by choice.

**Oakie** · 05-02-22 16:48

Originally Posted by JohnClayton [View Original Post]

I'm actually in Cabarete, but I've been "dating" Tinder girls mostly from Sosua. I usually pick them up at some landmark like Playero Supermarket, drive them to my rental condo in Cabarete, then return them to their homes in Los Charamicos, which is actually a really cool, night time, outside, lively town -- little kids dancing in the streets, that kind of thing. I guess I'm surprised I haven't seen more foreigners hanging out there. Nothing fake about it. Once you get used to it, it's not impossible to navigate in a car, even with old man reflexes and vision.

(I've driven in many countries and, to repeat the obvious, I wouldn't rate Dominicans highly on the careful driving scale. Especially on the weekends, drunken people leaving the beach, weaving, hurling empties out the window. I tried to explain the english phrase, "drunk douchebag" to my date).

Like Cabarete, Charamicos is one of the many pleasant diversions from Sosua's downtown. It's home to a lot of the locals who work in the tourist business. It's a hodge podge of little houses and colmados, and a great place to hang out on a Sunday, with the locals and a cold beer, if you're tired of the hustle in Sosua.

My former GF has extended family there, and although she went to the States some 6 years ago, I still keep in touch. Matter of fact, my present GF has a good relationship with them too, so we get over there quite often.

Last year one of the expats here took 3 of us out in his old jeep for the day to show us some of his favorite "secret spots" outside Sosua. We started at the little bar down on Charamicos beach where the girl addresed me by name. No secrets in Sosua.

Then we took in some small towns, then up to a tranquilo spot that had a waterfall and pool full of fish. We swam (I waded) in the cold water, and a local guy came in and opened up a frig and a barbeque for a good lunch.

On the way back he said he would take us to his favorite local hang out spot for more cold beers. We were going back into Charamicos, and he was navigating his way all through the winding streets, all the way up to the cockfighting place and the little tienda next door.

Was he ever surprised when the locals, young and old folks alike, all came out to give me a hug.

Then when I got home, my Puerto Plata GF texted me, How was Charamocos?

No secrets in Sosua, LOL.

**John Clayton** · 05-02-22 15:26

I'm actually in Cabarete, but I've been "dating" Tinder girls mostly from Sosua. I usually pick them up at some landmark like Playero Supermarket, drive them to my rental condo in Cabarete, then return them to their homes in Los Charamicos, which is actually a really cool, night time, outside, lively town -- little kids dancing in the streets, that kind of thing. I guess I'm surprised I haven't seen more foreigners hanging out there. Nothing fake about it. Once you get used to it, it's not impossible to navigate in a car, even with old man reflexes and vision.

(I've driven in many countries and, to repeat the obvious, I wouldn't rate Dominicans highly on the careful driving scale. Especially on the weekends, drunken people leaving the beach, weaving, hurling empties out the window. I tried to explain the english phrase, "drunk douchebag" to my date).

**GrownMan1** · 04-30-22 20:17

Originally Posted by NeilGeorge [View Original Post]

Only 10% in the DR are light skinned. 80% are African-mixed with kinky hair. 10% are blue-black, really dark. Colombian women have straight black hair, more narrow noses and are more European by heritage.

May I also add that I notice Colombian women in there overall physical physique are more on the Eurocentric side. However they make up for it with plastic surgery in the general population. Now they have the body and the look!

It's only when you get to areas in Colombia that has a higher percentage of Afro Colombians mixed in the population do you notice a higher correlation of natural "curves". Cali curves is a popular term used to describe the Colombians in the Cali region. Very close to the afro Colombian coast.

In the DR chicas having plastic surgery is only common in casas and Sosua where there's a demand in the market. Other than that many Dominican are content with their genetic physical bodies. But that hair is another thing.

I remember one time a Hispanic woman said in a joke: "my grandmother is Colombian and my mother is Puerto Rican. Due to my father being born and from Santo Domingo; all her childhood life her mother and grandmother had been trying to straighten the Dominican part out of her hair".

**Turgid** · 04-30-22 15:49

Originally Posted by NamasteParis [View Original Post]

I would say that most of the darkest chicas in DR are haitians. Which can be found more in the North. From my recent trip in DR, 2 months ago, I would say they are much more light skinned chicas ('Colombian type', blancas / morenas) in SD and Santiago that anywhere else. But maybe I'm wrong, as I pay more attention to mulatas / dark ones.

From my experience Santiago is best for light skinned girls.

**NeilGeorge** · 04-30-22 14:49

Originally Posted by LegitNooby [View Original Post]