Literally meaning "Red Cape", is both a cape on the southwestern coast of 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 ...

, and a beach on the same location. More specifically, it belongs to

Pedernales Province Pedernales (; ) is the southernmost province of the Dominican Republic, including the offshore island of Isla Beata. It was split from Barahona in 1957. Of its 2,074.53 km2, 1374 km2 belong to the Jaragua National Park. A third of its ...

, the southernmost province of the country. This part of the country is known for its

bauxite Bauxite is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content. It is the world's main source of aluminium and gallium. Bauxite consists mostly of the aluminium minerals gibbsite (Al(OH)3), boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)) and diaspore (α-AlO ...

mines and its beautiful beaches like Bahía de las Águilas and Cabo Rojo.

References

http://www.mi-rd.com/Provincias/Pedernales/Pedernales.htm Capes of the Dominican Republic Beaches of the Dominican Republic Geography of Pedernales Province {{DominicanRepublic-geo-stub