Cocolandia de Palenque
Cocolandia is a part of Palenque Beach and accesible in less than one hour from Santo Domingo driving South on the San Cristobal highway. The easiest approach is past the Nizao bridge (Lucas Diaz) taking a turn South toward Nizao town, at the end of the town you cross the river bridge and drive the winding road up to Palenque town, then south toward the shore, until the sign Cocolandia. I like the taking a dirt road past Yaguate toward the sugar mill, then up the hill and across toward the road by the sea, taking a right to Palenque. Great fresh fried fish with moro de guandules, fried plantain, etc. I usually take my own cooler with refreshments. The surf is mild to medium. I rent inner tubes for the kids. Fishing boats give rides for RD$15 per person. Lots of beach peddlers from coconuts, to mussels, to corn on the cob. Great beach for the family.
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