What is the hurricane risk on the Costa Verde?
Glad you asked. A wonderful combination of the landmass of Hispaniola to the south, our east-facing reef-protected location, and the counter-clockwise rotation of hurricanes in the northern hemisphere prevent the occurence of the big winds and damaging waves that affect the rest of the Caribbean. No significant property damage has occurred here since statistics started to be compiled back in the ’50s. For example, when Hurricane George devastated not only the Caribbean but the south and east coasts of the Dominican Republic in ’97, our trees lost a few leaves and our normally crystalline sea was stirred up for a few days. Not withstanding the foregoing, the villas in Orchid Bay have been constructed in compliance with Florida Wind Shear standards.
