Elevated above the small town of Miches on the northeastern coast of the Dominican Republic, this vantage point offers a sweeping view of the Caribbean shoreline and the lush countryside of El Seibo Province. The town’s clustered homes, cemetery, and local roads sit beneath dramatic rain clouds moving in from the sea, while the pale turquoise water hints at the nearby shallow coastal shelf. Miches has historically relied on fishing and agriculture, but over the past decade it has become a gateway to expanding tourism projects along the coastal corridor toward Punta Cana and Samaná. From this hillside, the contrast between traditional local development and the region’s growing transformation is clearly visible against the backdrop of changing skies and the mountainous horizon.