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San Pedro de Macoris

San Pedro de Macoris is a city in the same named province in the Dominican Republic.

Located on the southern coast of the Dominican Republic, in a distance of 75km east of the Dominican capital Santo Domingo and 45km east of the International Airport of "Las Americas" (SDQ), counting some 140.000 habitants.

San Pedro is a sugarcane, baseball, university and tourist city.

Sugarcane is the main industry in San Pedro, which is surrounded by sugarcane fields.

The University UCE (University - Central of the East) has an international reputation for excellent medical knowledge and training. Many students from all over the world, mostly from the USA, are in San Pedro - to become a Doctor.

Further, San Pedro seems to have very good presuppositions to create world class baseball players - for example Jorge Bell and Samy Sosa.

In San Pedro you will find a very alive and colorful small town, with colonial buildings and a very authentic Caribbean flair.

Drive along the "Malecon" - the Ocean Promenade and the Central Park, through some small streets where the market is located and get a complete impression of the Dominican way of live.

Travel to San Pedro de Macoris & Visa Requirements

  • Santo Domingo International Airport + Taxi / Bus

If you stay in the hotels in Juan Dolio / Villas del Mar, you have to take a Taxi to get to San Pedro, which is in 15km distance. Enjoy a ride through the beautiful, real Dominican, city.

Tours & Getting around San Pedro de Macoris

Once in town, you may take

  • Motoconcho (Motorcycle Taxi)
  • Guagua (Public Taxi)
  • Taxi
  • • or just walk, it's a small town

San Pedro de Macoris attractions and sightseeing

  • Church of San Pedro
  • Market
  • Juan Dolio and Villas del Mar Beach Areas

San Pedro de Macoris city tours

You have to go to the center of town, that's where the Central Park is located and get some "Pastelones (de Platano) en hojas" - they are supposed to be the best, banana snacks made in plantain leaves, in the entire world.

Just outside the town, on the road that goes to La Romana, you will find on your left side, about 1 km. from the road, Colegio Moriah. Situated in the barrio Las Colinas. This is a new built primary school, mainly for the poorest children that live in the bateys of the sugar cane workers. This project started around 2001 and has now around 400 children getting education. With help from American, Dutch and German friends, this is a still growing and expanding complex. There is a guest house and a possibility to stay and help. Ask for Tanis or Esther, who are the founders of the school and Baptist church on the terrain.

San Pedro de Macoris souvenirs & shopping

There are numerous small and large stores, US style Supermarkets ... you may want to check on textiles ...

San Pedro de Macoris Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

If you are looking for some street food, Taquitos is the place to go.

San Pedro de Macoris nightlife, bars, clubs & pubs

To go out at night, you'll probably choose the Malecon area, which is the Ocean Boulevard - there´s plenty of clubs and night-life.

San Pedro de Macoris cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels & lodging

There are small motels in town

  • Howard Johnson´s San Pedro de Macoris Hotel
  • Private Apartment Rentals in Juan Dolio [1]

Get out

This page was last edited at 03:16, on 9 September 2007 by Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel. Based on work by Todd VerBeek and Norbert Ueberück.

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