VIDEO: 12 Seconds on the Beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

By: - February 8th, 2016

In Punta Cana, it’s where everyone wants to be: on the famous white-sand swath that fringes the Dominican Republic’s eastern coast. It’s the playground of sun-seekers from all over the world. And from this vantage point on the Club Med Punta Cana’s section of the celebrated sand, where waves lap an ivory shore and a warm breeze makes palm fronds rustle, you really can’t blame them.

Video by Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, CJ Travel Editor

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