On Location - Dominican Republic

Punta Cana, the easternmost tip of the Dominican Republic, abuts the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It's a region known for its 32km stretch of white sand beaches and beautiful clear turquoise waters. The Bávaro area and Punta Cana combine to form what's known as La Costa del Coco.  Offshore and to the south is the small island of Isla Saona; a lovely place to visit if you can get away from the mail landing area for all the day-trippers.

The turquoise waters, blue skies, and beach wanderers of Punta Cana through a glass ball; a different perspective on beach life.

There are four global populations of Humpback Whale; namely, North Pacific, Atlantic, Southern Ocean and Indian Ocean.  The Atlantic population numbers around 12,000, out of a global population of around 85,000.  Humpbacks are incredible travellers; the Atlantic group mate, give birth, and nurse new-born calves in the warm, calm Caribbean waters around the Dominican Republic during the winter months of January to March. before completing epic journeys north to the feeding grounds off the coast of New England, Newfoundland, Greenland, and Iceland.

Founded in 1496 by Bartholomew Columbus, brother of Christopher Columbus, as the capital of the first Spanish colony in the New World. Santo Domingo is situated on the southeast coast of the island of Hispaniola, at the mouth of the Ozama River, and is the oldest permanent city established by Europeans in the Western Hemisphere.. Its walled, cobblestoned historic core, the Zona Colonial, has buildings that date to the 1500s, including the cathedral, which was the first built in the New World. 

Offering fantastic views over the city, the Teleférico de Santo Domingo is an aerial cable car urban transit system in Greater Santo Domingo, operated as part of the Santo Domingo Metro.  It functions as a typical monocable gondola, and runs for 5 kilometers and a total of four stations, and is connected to the Santo Domingo metro system.  The idea for the construction of a gondola arose as an answer to the chaos of traffic during peak hours.  As you pass over the rooftops the sounds of the city come and go somewhat like a radio scanning through the frequencies; music, voices, car horns, dogs and the general city fade in and fade out.