Paraíso is a town in
Barahona Province
Barahona () is a province of the Dominican Republic. Located in the country's southwestern region, it is dividing into 11 municipalities and its capital bears the city of the same name. Barahona borders the provinces of Pedernales to the southwe ...
, in the southwest of the
Dominican Republic
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. It is a small city surrounded by green mountains and rivers that end up at the
Caribbean Sea
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. San Rafael and Los Patos are the two municipalities that are on both corners of the town. Both towns have
beaches
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and fresh river water that comes from the top of nearby mountains. The weather is tropical with an average temperature of 85°F. Paraíso is the Spanish and Portuguese word for Paradise.
Populated places in Barahona Province
Municipalities of the Dominican Republic
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