U.S. News Insider Tip: If you'd like to reach the island on your own, there is a public ferry once a day from Bayahibe to Mano Juan, the only village on the otherwise uninhabited island with basic ...

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A barman lobs the top off a pineapple, scoops out the fruit’s flesh and blends with juice from a fresh coconut, ice and a generous slosh of Dominican dark rum. “This will be the freshest pina colada ...