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VIDEO: Sunset in Punta Cana

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - April 11, 2016

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon, CJ Travel Editor

There’s beauty in a Caribbean sunrise, no doubt, with the promise it holds of even more fun under the sun, on the beach, and in the water. But let’s not underestimate the appeal of its opposite, the sunset that ignites the sky and casts lengthening shadows on the sand.

Here, at CHIC Punta Cana in Uvero Alto, the sun’s daily descent signals a break in the all-inclusive action, as guests take a break between frosty pina coladas and games of pool volleyball to wander toward the breezy shore, magnetically drawn to the seaside spectacle.

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