About Boca Chica - presentation, information, photos and recommendations

Boca Chica is a municipality (Municipio) in the province of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. In the city there is a municipal district (distritos municipal): La Caleta. According to the 2002 census, the municipality had 99,508 inhabitants, 46,385 live in the city and 53,123 in its rural districts (Secciones).

This is a popular beach with the same name, located about 30 km east of Santo Domingo de Guzman on the southern shore of the island of Hispaniola.

Boca Chica was originally developed by Juan Bautista Vicini Burgos, who worked on sugar plantations in the twentieth century. Vicini was very proud of this place, but the golden age of Boca Chica was in 1950, when dictator Rafael Leonidas Trujillo ordered the construction of a modern hotel named "Hotel hammock. The hotel became famous more because it was there that Trujillo granted asylum to Fulgencio Batista's Cuba after the Revolution.

Hammock was closed almost immediately after Trujillo was killed in May 1961 and remained closed and abandoned more than twenty years. It was reopened in early 1990.

Between 1950 and 1960, distinguished families in the Dominican Republic built several summer properties along the beach, access is done only by private transport.

After the 1970s, have become increasingly popular beaches and public transportation helped to make Boca Chica a very populated beach, has not been withdrawn and quiet, as it was during the '50s and '60s.

Short distance from the capital of the Dominican Republic, crystalline waters and white sands, turned Boca Chica one of the busiest beaches in the Dominican Republic, especially on weekends and holidays, as are 30 km from Santo Domingo. Boca Chica has two small islands, Los Pinos and La Matica, and two marinas.

Boca Chica beach is sand and pristine. There are plenty of bars, restaurants, pizza stands, souvenir stalls and loud music all day, all along the sandy beach close to the shore. In recent years, the city was overwhelmed with tourists from North America and Europe, the months of December to April. This is one of the best places where you can enjoy swimming in warm Caribbean waters.

City of Boca Chica, after dark has a bad reputation. Later in the evening, the town turns into a friendly city with bars and prostitutes. However, it is well deserved bad reputation compared to other "hot spots" in the area.


Boca Chica | Boca Chica is a municipality (Municipio) in the province of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. In the city there is a municipal district (distritos municipal): La Caleta. According to the 2002 census, the municipality had 99,508 inhabitants, 46,385 live in the city and 53,123 in its rural districts (Secciones)

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Residencial Las Palmeras, Boca Chica

Residencial Las Palmeras

Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

    • Airplane (07/11 - 07/10/2026)
    • No transport provided
    Angel Gabriel, Boca Chica

    Angel Gabriel

    Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

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      Hotel Refugio Neptuno S, Boca Chica

      Hotel Refugio Neptuno S

      Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

        • Airplane (07/27 - 07/26/2026)
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        Be Live Experience Hamaca Beach, Boca Chica

        Be Live Experience Hamaca Beach

        Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

        • All Inclusive  
        • Airplane (06/29 - 06/28/2026)
        • No transport provided
        Residence Tropical Garden, Boca Chica

        Residence Tropical Garden

        Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

        • Hotel with wi-fi Internet  
        • Airplane (07/04 - 07/03/2026)
        • No transport provided
        Parco Del Caribe, Boca Chica

        Parco Del Caribe  

        Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

        • Hotel near beach  
        • Airplane (07/02 - 07/01/2026)
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        Hotel Restaurant Hamilton, Boca Chica

        Hotel Restaurant Hamilton

        Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

          • Airplane (07/24 - 07/23/2026)
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          Be Live Experience Hamaca Garden, Boca Chica

          Be Live Experience Hamaca Garden

          Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

            • Airplane (07/02 - 07/01/2026)
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            Hotel Zapata, Boca Chica

            Hotel Zapata

            Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

            • Hotel with wi-fi Internet  
            • Airplane (07/27 - 07/26/2026)
            • No transport provided
            Boca Grande Hotel Suites, Boca Chica

            Boca Grande Hotel Suites  

            Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

            • Hotel near beach  
            • Airplane (07/20 - 07/19/2026)
            • No transport provided
            Hotel Agua Dulce, Boca Chica

            Hotel Agua Dulce

            Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

            • Hotel with outdoor pool  
            • Airplane (06/29 - 06/28/2026)
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            Whala!Boca Chica, Boca Chica

            Whala!Boca Chica

            Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

            • All Inclusive  
            • Airplane (06/29 - 06/28/2026)
            • No transport provided
            Hotel Vicentina, Boca Chica

            Hotel Vicentina  

            Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

            • Hotel with outdoor pool  
            • Airplane (07/28 - 07/27/2026)
            • No transport provided
            Hotel Bellevue Dominican Bay All Inclusive, Boca Chica

            Hotel Bellevue Dominican Bay All Inclusive  

            Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

            • Hotel near beach  
            • Airplane (07/06 - 07/05/2026)
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            Apartment With 2 Bedrooms In Boca Chica With Pool Access Furnished T, Boca Chica

            Apartment With 2 Bedrooms In Boca Chica With Pool Access Furnished T

            Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

              • Airplane (07/25 - 07/24/2026)
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              Batey Boutique, Boca Chica

              Batey Boutique

              Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

              • Hotel with wi-fi Internet  
              • Airplane (06/29 - 06/28/2026)
              • No transport provided
              Tronco Inc, Boca Chica

              Tronco Inc

              Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

              • Hotel with parking  
              • Airplane (07/27 - 07/26/2026)
              • No transport provided
              Residencial Lakis 1, Boca Chica

              Residencial Lakis 1

              Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

                • Airplane (07/17 - 07/16/2026)
                • No transport provided
                Ksl Residence, Boca Chica

                Ksl Residence

                Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

                • Hotel with wi-fi Internet  
                • Airplane (07/09 - 07/08/2026)
                • No transport provided
                Gusto Tropical Hotel, Boca Chica

                Gusto Tropical Hotel

                Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

                  • Airplane (07/02 - 07/01/2026)
                  • No transport provided
                  Hotel Club Rolling Stone, Boca Chica

                  Hotel Club Rolling Stone

                  Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

                    • Airplane (07/18 - 07/17/2026)
                    • No transport provided
                    Hotel El Caucho, Boca Chica

                    Hotel El Caucho

                    Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

                      • Airplane (07/09 - 07/08/2026)
                      • No transport provided
                      Resort Hamaca Believe, Boca Chica

                      Resort Hamaca Believe

                      Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

                        • Airplane (07/09 - 07/08/2026)
                        • No transport provided
                        Hotel Arena Coco Playa, Boca Chica

                        Hotel Arena Coco Playa

                        Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

                          • Airplane (07/02 - 07/01/2026)
                          • No transport provided
                          Hotel Boca Del Mar Playa Boca Chica, Boca Chica

                          Hotel Boca Del Mar Playa Boca Chica

                          Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Province, Dominican Republic

                            • Airplane (07/25 - 07/24/2026)
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