One of the poorest regions in the Dominican Republic is being reshaped into a tourist destination.
Built from scratch near the Haitian border, the Pedernales-Cabo Rojo tourism project now under construction will include 12,000 hotel rooms, an international airport, a marina, a seaside promenade, and roads, sewage and electricity infrastructure to handle millions of visitors per year.
But many locals doubt it will bring the benefits the government has promised.
Jim Wyss reports bloom.bg/4mle30p
