Life In A Third World Country

The city center - the main drag.  Pickup trucks full of eggs go from town to town trying to make some money.  The average wage for a Dominican, I believe, is what averages to be $250 a month!  Several years ago there was a huge resort that employed at least 500 people, but when the economy in the states went south, it hurt the rest of the world too.
                                          

Walking down the street it is common to see horses, donkeys, goats, cows, dogs, etc. just roaming around.  They seem to have a huge abandoned dog issue here and they are not kind to them at all.  It's really quite sad.  

                                                                      Cattle Drive!

Dominicans are very friendly and always willing to help anyone out.  They are definitely on island time around here too.  Family owned stores close down everyday from noon to 2:00 or 2:30 for siesta.                           
            

                                                    

Luperon

We have been in Luperon for almost two months now and still have three more to go.  Luperon is a small rural town in the "county" of Puerto Plata.  It is very different here though.  They don't have a "normal" sewer system - it all goes down the pipes and into this bay!  That is why I call it Pooperon.  If you go into a restroom (if you can even find a working one) they squat and there are no toilet seats.  Usually there is no running water, soap, or paper.  I find this even in the hospital!  All though it is different, the countryside is Beautiful!  Do any of you remember the movie Jurassic Park? Parts of the movie where the dinosaurs roamed was filmed here.