French Company to Build Environment-Friendly Hotels in Bahia de las Aguilas

The Ministry of Tourism has announced that the French company interested in building eco-lodges in the Bahia de las Aguilas area, in the Dominican Republic, presented its project in Santo Domingo earlier this week, local newspaper Diario Listin reported.

Bahia de las Aguilas is a stretch of virgin beach in the southwest of the country that has not been developed because it is a UNESCO biosphere reserve.

According to the Dominican journal, the company will discuss the initial presentation made by French company Argos to President Leonel Fernandez during his visit to Paris. The original proposal is what motivated President Fernandez to request a more detailed presentation in Santo Domingo.

The Ministry of Environment opposes the construction of hotels in the protected area, citing four studies, including one commissioned by the Ministry of Tourism for the World Tourism Organization, that stress the environmental fragility of the area.