Apartments for sale in Boca Chica

What Boca Chica is like

Boca Chica is a municipality in Santo Domingo province, about 30 kilometres from the capital. Its beach faces Andrés Bay, which is shallow and protected by a coral reef that breaks the waves, making it one of the country's most family-friendly and busiest beaches, especially at weekends.

Besides the town itself, the municipality includes Andrés, with its seafront promenade and the Caucedo multimodal port next door, and La Caleta, by the airport, home to La Caleta Underwater National Park, a well-known dive site.

Who it suits

People who want the beach close by without leaving the capital behind, foreigners spending the season here, and staff from the airport, port and local businesses who prefer to live nearby. It is more popular and lively than Juan Dolio, with street and beach life year-round.

Getting around

Las Américas International Airport, at Punta Caucedo, is about 10 minutes away by car. The Las Américas highway gets you to Santo Domingo in around half an hour without traffic, and east to Juan Dolio and San Pedro de Macorís.

What to check

Near the town centre and the beach there is weekend bustle and noise; residential areas inland are quieter. On streets closest to the airport, ask about aircraft noise. Water quality is not the same across the bay either: pollution problems have been reported in some stretches.