Bayahíbe is a town in the Dominican Republic, located about 10 miles (16 km) east of La Romana on the shore of the Caribbean Sea with 5,618 inhabitants (2022).

[1] Founded as a fishing village in 1874 by Juan Brito and his family, who came from Puerto Rico, the town is now a tourist destination.

[4] Chicho's cave, an exceptionally impressive cavern, may be accessed at Bayahibe by following the Padre Nuestro trail.

[5] The park's location, with its deep and immaculate blue oceans, attracts a significant influx of tourists annually.

Padre Nuestro, which used to be inhabited by only 180 families, was converted into a reserve in 2003 following their compulsory relocation to the outskirts of the park.

Visitors can currently explore caves and springs embellished with petroglyphs and Tainos art along a 2-kilometer walk that meanders through the forest.

As it becomes threatened, Act 146-11 made the Bayahibe Rose the Dominican Republic's national flower and protected it.