Las Dunas, Dominican Republic
About two hours by road southwest of Santo Domingo is a landscape unique in the Caribbean. Right by the sea is a desertscape with ~20 sq km of sand dunes, with cactus and other desert-like shrub, where we saw iguanas scurrying away. A ranger at an entrace kiosk issued our tickets then took us for a long walk in this protected reserve known as the Monumento Natural Dunas de las Calderas. [—Namit Arora, March 2012]
Monumento Natural Dunas
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A.k.a. Las Dunas
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20 sq km of coastal sand dunes
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Protected reserve west of
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Desertscape
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Walking through
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Going up a dune (more)
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Going down a dune
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Landscape
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View of the sea
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Mas dunas (more)
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Visitor
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Visitors
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Saw iguanas scurry by
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Broken conch shells here
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Cactus terrain
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Reserve's office / entrance;
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A naval base nearby
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Salt pans nearby (more)
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Las Salinas Beach
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