Bay of Rincón
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Rincón Bay is
V-shape bay
in the northeasternmost in the
Samaná Peninsula The Samaná Península is a peninsula in Dominican Republic situated in the province of Samaná. The Samaná Peninsula is connected to the rest of the state by the isthmus of Samaná; to its south is Samaná Bay. The peninsula contains many beache ...
in the
Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...
. The road to playa Rincon has been since paved all the way to the beach for easy access by car. The road right on the beach is a sand road to go up and down the beach but cars can travel with common sense. The site is known for the indigenous Cigüayos who in this place were the first to resist Christopher Columbus' men with violence. For this reason, the admiral gave it the name of the Bay of Arrows. It is located north of the town of Santa Bárbara de Samaná. It is gated from the Antilles Current b
Cabo Cabrón
an
Cabo Samaná
The resort town of Las Galeras sits on the eastern side of the bay.


See also

Scottish Bay Scottish Bay ( es, Bahía Escocesa) is a large bay in the Dominican Republic, stretching 70 kilometres across the northeast coast from Cabrera to Cabo Cabrón. The coast of the bay is entirely within two provinces, María Trinidad Sánchez Marà ...


References

Geography of Samaná Province Bays of the Dominican Republic {{DominicanRepublic-geo-stub