{"id":500585,"date":"2026-02-20T16:55:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/samana-set-the-pace-to-the-rhythm-of-the-bay\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T16:57:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:57:00","slug":"samana-marked-the-beat-to-the-rhythm-of-the-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/samana-marked-the-beat-to-the-rhythm-of-the-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Saman\u00e1 marked the beat \"To the Rhythm of the Bay\""},"content":{"rendered":"<em>The city of whales dressed up for a night where tourism, art, and nature were the protagonists<\/em>.\n\n<strong>Saman\u00e1<\/strong>.- Under one of the most imposing sunsets in the Caribbean, in the Marina of Puerto Bah\u00eda and in front of the natural sanctuary that each year receives the humpback whales of the North Atlantic, the peninsula did not need an introduction.\n\nIn that privileged setting, the Saman\u00e1 Tourist Cluster and the Association of Hotels and Tourism Companies of Saman\u00e1 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Asociacion-de-Hoteles-y-Empresas-Turisticas-de-Samana-AHETSA\/100069261594714\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Asociacion-de-Hoteles-y-Empresas-Turisticas-de-Samana-AHETSA\/100069261594714\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AHETSA<\/a>) successfully held the first edition of the concert \"Al Ritmo de la Bah\u00eda\" (To the Rhythm of the Bay), a proposal that fuses destination, culture, gastronomy, and nature into a coherent and visionary narrative.\n\nMore than a concert, At the Rhythm of the Bay was an affirmation of identity. Saman\u00e1 is not just exuberant nature; it's a country brand. It not only receives visitors, it creates memorable experiences.\n\nFrom early on, representatives from the main tourism organizations, project owners, hoteliers, business leaders, and tourists visiting the province during the high season gathered at an event that reaffirms the joint commitment of the Cluster and AHETSA to project the peninsula as an integral, competitive, and sustainable destination.\n\nThe opening of the event set the institutional tone with the screening of a video in which the voices of tourism leadership agreed on the same message: Saman\u00e1 is a key piece in the positioning of the Dominican Republic as a multi-destination.\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>You can also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/entretenimiento\/samana-vibro-de-alegria\/\">Saman\u00e1 vibrated with joy with a historic festival<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\nEncarna Pi\u00f1ero, Global CEO of Grupo Pi\u00f1ero, emphasized that Saman\u00e1's tourist strength fully aligns with a vision of responsible and sustainable tourism. For the hotel group, the peninsula is not only home to Bah\u00eda Pr\u00edncipe and Cayo Levantado Resort, but also a territory where long-term relationships are built and social, cultural, and environmental initiatives are developed through the Eco Bah\u00eda foundation. \"<strong>Saman\u00e1 is a paradise that must be cared for<\/strong>\", she stated.\n\nFor his part, Javier Lara Reinhold, president of the Saman\u00e1 Tourist Cluster, highlighted that many of the images projected internationally about the Dominican Republic: Los Haitises, El Salto del Lim\u00f3n, Playa Rinc\u00f3n, Las Galeras, Las Terrenas and Playa Bonita, belong to this destination. \"<strong>Saman\u00e1 has a collection of unparalleled natural settings<\/strong>\", he expressed, vindicating territorial pride.\n\nFrom ASONAHORES, its president Juan Bancalari valued the initiative as a fitting tribute to the arrival of humpback whales, an icon with more than three decades of responsible tourism exploitation. He recalled that every year between 60 and 70 thousand visitors arrive motivated by this natural phenomenon, a figure that could multiply with the new access routes, always under criteria of sustainability and environmental respect.\n\nIn the same vein, Rafael Blanco Canto, vice president of Viva Resorts by Wyndham, highlighted that the annual visit of the whales makes Saman\u00e1 a unique destination within the Caribbean, complemented by unique attributes such as the Bay, Los Haitises, Cayo Levantado and beaches with their own identity such as Rinc\u00f3n, El Valle, Cos\u00f3n and Las Terrenas.\n\nThe president of AHETSA, Abelardo Melgen, recalled that for years thousands of tourists from Punta Cana arrive in the province exclusively for whale watching and end up discovering the integral richness of the destination. \"Saman\u00e1 is blessed,\" he affirmed, inviting those who still do not know it to experience its diversity of beaches, nature, and culture.\n\nThen, the music took center stage. Maridalia Hern\u00e1ndez, Adalgisa Pantale\u00f3n, Roger Zayas and Frank Ceara, under the masterful direction of maestro Pengbian Sang, offered a show of high artistic level, accompanied by a first-class orchestra and choir. Each interpretation flowed naturally while the horizon was tinged with golden tones, creating an atmosphere where the landscape and the music seemed to dialogue.\n\nVisual art also had its space with the participation of the plastic artist Patricio Corcino, whose intervention provided an aesthetic dimension that enriched the narrative of the event and connected with the natural environment.\n\nThe experience was completed with the gastronomic proposal of Mosquito, Parchita, Zamia and Ocean Club, who offered a sample of the diversity and culinary talent of the peninsula, turning the night into an experience that celebrated flavor, music and landscape.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"613977\" src=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Puerto-Bahia.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-613977\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"613978\" src=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSC02672-Persy-Cortorreal-Javier-Lara-y-Fanny-Jones.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-613978\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The city of whales dressed up for a night where tourism, art, and nature were the protagonists. Saman\u00e1.- Under one of the most imposing sunsets in the Caribbean, in the Marina of Puerto Bah\u00eda and in front of the natural sanctuary that each year receives the humpback whales of the North Atlantic, the peninsula did [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133543,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-500585","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized"},"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","dum_api":{"author_name":"Carolina Alvarez","author_image":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c41b7d2513f99fce290b3781fa561c1b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","categories_name":["Uncategorized"],"featured_media_url":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133543"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500585"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":500586,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500585\/revisions\/500586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=500585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=500585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}