DK Travel : Dominican Republic : Editor's choice

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American Crocodile

Up to 15 ft (4.5 m) in length, these crocs can look fearsome, but are in fact much more timid than their African or Australian relatives. They live up to 50 years on a diet of fish, waterfowl, and small mammals, thriving in the protected salt-water environment of Lago Enriquillo.
Asopao

A Dominican cross between a thick soup, a gumbo, and a Spanish paella, this mix of rice, chicken stock and spices can be served with chicken or seafood. A slightly less liquid version is called locrio , again featuring rice, vegetables and your choice of meat or seafood.
Bahía de las Aguilas

Few visitors make it to this deserted spot, a sweeping bay surrounded by rocky and prickly terrain. It’s named after eagles, but there’re more gulls, waders, and pelicans on display.
Bandera Dominicana

The closest thing to a national dish, the so-called Dominican flag doesn’t exactly copy the colors of the nation’s emblem. But, it does provide a nutritious mix of red beans, rice, shredded beef or chicken, salad and avocado, and fried plantain or boiled yucca. This combination is available everywhere, and is extremely filling.
Baoruco

The charming fishing village, now the venue for an all-inclusive hotel, is situated close to a wonderful white-sand beach (see Playa Baoruco), behind which steep wooded hillsides tumble down towards the sea.
Baseball Games

Watching a Dominican baseball game is as much a social as a sporting experience. The crowds are passionate but good-natured and the match is interspersed with a lot of chat, drinking, and snacks. If you’re interested in this sport, you’ll make new friends (see Baseball).
Batatas

Baked sweet potatoes are cooked over embers and scooped out of the skin. Can be eaten either hot or cold.
Botánicas

Stores or market stalls selling religious and superstitious icons and potions for use in brujería .
Bougainvillea

The bright red, purple or pink flowers of this spectacular shrub are in fact, large bracts that surround the small and inconspicuous flowers. A great favorite as a garden plant because it flowers for most of the year, it is actually a native of South America and was imported to the Caribbean.
Bromeliad

A large grouping of eye-catching plants, of which the pineapple is a member, and increasingly popular as exotic indoor ornamentals. Here, they grow wild, either in the ground or sprouting from a tree, shrub, or even from a telegraph post.