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In the 1970s, Las Terrenas was a small fishing village, farmers, beekeepers lived in their huts, without water, without electricity and forgotten, was difficult to access, in 1975 arrives at the Terrenas Jean “French” and inaugurates the Tropic Banana hotel on the beach was the first hotel in Las Terrenas and this started the development of tourism and a significant change in the lifestyle of the settlers. Its beaches are spectacular, soft creamy sand and are the main tourist attraction of the municipality, because they arouse the interest of visitors and residents. They are used for bathing, taking photos, film filming, water sports by the waves and the stability of the winds. The colors of the most beautiful sands that exist. It is located on the Atlantic coast, located on the northern coast of the Sierra de Samana. Las Terrenas beach is scenic, looks like a postcard, full of coconut groves, synonymous with the pure Caribbean. Las Terrenas is where the virginal geography is a song that seduces the tourist. The almost virgin beaches allow an absolute abandonment in the midst of a wild vegetation of wild flowers for the outsiders, being lulled by the song of birds similar to the blackbirds, called chinchulines. The tiny fishing village of Santa Barbara de Samana, founded in 1756, has become a tourist village, but without losing its original airs. There are excellent hotels and excellent gastronomy all along the coast. The main economic activities of the municipality are tourism, trade and fishing. The hills represent an attraction for investors and visitors, whether Dominicans or foreigners who seduce them to build or acquire a second residence preferably overlooking the Scottish Bay. The hills reinforce the beaches as the first attraction because people acquire them to see the sea. Las Terrenas has beautiful beaches: Playa Coson, Playa Bonita, Playa Las Ballenas, Playa Perdida, Poppy Point, El Portillo, Playa Estillero, Playa Moron and Playa Limon.