Life is pretty simple here but the people are very happy. There is plenty of food but not much in the way of material goods for many Dominicans. Luperon is fairly poor with most people owning a business out front and their homes in back. There are cows, horses, goats, chickens, dogs and cats wandering about freely. Santo Domingo has a bit more money and is much more city like.(see pics further down). There were shoe shine boys to Hummers, street peddlers to movie stars, homeless to affluent jewelers.