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

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...

, 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 2,080.95 km2, 1,374 km2 belongs to the Jaragua National Park. A third of i ...

, 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 (), boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)), and diaspore (α-AlO(OH) ...

mines and its beautiful beaches like Bahía de las Águilas and Cabo Rojo. The area is being rapidly changed as a major

cruise ship Cruise ships are large passenger ships used mainly for vacationing. Unlike ocean liners, which are used for transport, cruise ships typically embark on round-trip voyages to various ports of call, where passengers may go on Tourism, tours k ...

port opened here in 2024.Changing Tides: Cruise Ports and Resorts Reshaping Cabo Rojo in Pedernales
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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