I've been spending my vacations in Las Terrenas for eight years now and try to stay there at least a week at a time. It has grown a lot during that time and there has been a lot of development. It certainly is no longer the sleepy fishing village I first visited but I would hardly call it a tourist trap. I suggest that you should arrange your trips there during the times of the year when there are not many tourists in town. Clearly, if you go from January to March when the whales are in Samana Bay you are going to encounter a lot of people from both North America and Europe. But if you plan a trip at other times you'll find LT to be a tranquil holiday destination with one of the most wonderful beaches in the DR.
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