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Punta Cana Things To Do
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Bring out the inner Tarzan (or Jane) in you and fly through the Dominican jungle on a zip line!
This Punta Cana Zip Line Canopy Tour tour consists of 8 cable lines where you’ll slide through the tree tops and over open mountain valleys getting a bird’s eye view of the Anumaya Mountain range and countryside north of Punta Cana. Read More→
Mangos by Haitian artist Louis Rosemond
June is mango month in the Dominican Republic and 2011 sees a bumper crop thanks to the lack of rains in the early part of the year. Mango season runs from May to September.
Native to southeastern Asia and India mangos were first introduced to the Dominican Republic in the mid 1700s. Read More→
Two pig ignorant, scumbag fishermen in Punta Cana decided to catch a harmless nurse shark, tie a rope to its tail and keep it tied up all day long whilst charging money to tourists for photos. These two fishermen are a disgrace to their trade and their country. Shame on them and anybody dumb enough to pay them money.
Why did no one put a stop to this immediately or report it to the authorities?!
someone taking photos on their cellphone
scumbag fisherman abusing a vulnerable animal
The incident took place in front of El Pulpo Cojo restaurant in Cortecito. The final fate of the poor creature is unknown. See the disturbing video below… Read More→
The End of Bees – a story of survival
Summer Rayne Oakes (the world’s first Eco-model) with the Punta Cana Honey Bees
On the subject of Punta Cana Forest Honey and Puntacana Honey Bees, we found this beautifully crafted video by ABOVE magazine featuring the environmental scientist and world’s first Eco-model Summer Rayne Oakes. The video promotes awareness of Colony Collapse Disorder that has decimated billions of bees in the northern hemisphere. Read More→
delicious 100% natural Punta Cana Forest Honey
The Puntacana Ecological Foundation on the grounds of Puntacana Resort & Club
(see Map 7) is home to the Puntacana Apiary – a colony of honey bees.
Beekeeping, or apiculture, is the practice of maintaining honey bee colonies, usually in hives, in order to produce honey and beeswax and/or to pollinate crops. It’s origins date back to the Egyptian pharaohs and the Roman empire.
Since 1970 Puntacana Resort & Club’s founders Frank Rainieri and Ted Kheel encouraged their employees to keep honey bees and to sell the honey to earn extra cash. The tradition lives on today in the Puntacana Apiary. Read More→
