New Highway to Punta Cana

A new highway providing access to the Dominican Republic’s Punta Cana resort region officially opens to motorists today. The Autopista El Coral, or Coral Highway, is a four-lane, 43-mile road between Punta Cana on the country’s eastern coast and the city of La Romana on its southern coast. There it connects with the existing DR-3 highway, creating a direct route all the way from Santo Domingo to Punta Cana. Designed for speeds of up to 110 kilometers per hour (almost 70 mph), the Coral Highway should make it possible to travel from the Santo Domingo’s Las Americas International Airport to the resort region in less than two hours.

CAP CANA - AN OVERVIEW

Cap Cana is a luxurious master planned community located within the Punta Cana region of the Dominican Republic, the second largest island of the Caribbean. Nestled along the country’s eastern shoreline, this slice of paradise is less than fifteen minutes from the Punta Cana International Airport (and with the completion of the new Coral Highway in August, 2012, Cap Cana is now also just under 2

hours from the capital city of Santo Domingo by automobile).

Coral Highway

Many Dominicans consider Cap Cana to be a point of national pride and a true “jewel” within the Caribbean. First-time visitors are often impressed by Cap Cana’s infrastructure: the area boasts beautiful landscaping and miles of cleanly paved roads, a sure sign that this is not the “typical” Caribbean resort town. The development has modern grids for water, irrigation and sanitation, and is also equipped with a fiber optic telecommunications network. And like many coastal resort communities, Cap Cana also offers plenty of options for fine dining, upscale shopping and a relaxing day at the spa.

Although Cap Cana’s pure, white sand beaches, turquoise waters and luxury resorts attract upscale travelers from all over the world, it is perhaps best known for its most prominent facilities, the Cap Marina and the Punta Espada Golf Course.

The Cap Cana marina is the largest of its kind in the Caribbean. A collection of mega yachts and luxury

Cap Cana marina

sport fishing craft can be found in the marina at any given time, especially during the summer months when Cap Cana is host to a series of fishing tournaments.

The golfing facilities in Cap Cana are world famous for both the quality of play and the breathtaking oceanfront surroundings. The Punta Espada is a Jack Nicklaus Signature course that has played host to the PGA’s Champions Tour and has been ranked by Golfweek as the #1 golf course in Mexico and the Caribbean for four consecutive years.