A mini-country unto itself, the 7,000-acre Casa de Campo includes 1,500 private vacation homes for wealthy Americans and Dominicans, one of Latin America's principal polo complexes, three golf courses, a shooting club, an equestrian center, a marina village, and a replication of a 16th-century Italian village above a river gorge. Rolling terrain features natural forests, extensive gardens, and fruits and vegetables for resort restaurants. Running a quarter-mile along the Caribbean Sea, a beach dotted with palm trees leads to a sand-bottom swimming and water-sports area protected by an artificial reef. Centrally located near guestrooms within the resort's main-building area, two large pools occupy a two-level complex divided by a gentle waterfall. The lower pool offers shade cabanas and a large swim-up bar. The upper pool leads to a thatch-roof, wood-deck dining area that shades the swim-up bar below. Built high above the Chavón River with views of the river's gorge, Altos de Chavón replicates a 16th-century Italian village hand-constructed out of rock, stone, iron, wood, and cobblestones. The village is dedicated to the arts and includes an art school and galleries, shops, restaurants, a disco, and a church that was dedicated by the Pope. Shows are held periodically in a 5,000-seat amphitheater inaugurated by Frank Sinatra and site of concerts by many Latin American stars. Complimentary shuttles transport guests to the village. Designed by an Italian architect to resemble an Italian seaside village, the resort's marina village includes shops, clothing boutiques, a supermarket, and restaurants arrayed around a central plaza facing a yacht harbor. From the harbor, a catamaran makes 45-minute trips to uninhabited Catalina Island for beach/snorkeling excursions (fees charged). A complimentary children's/teens center offers computer games, Internet-connected computers, a large-screen television, pool tables, board games, CDs, karaoke, and outdoor volleyball. For fees, supervised children's activities are also available, with sessions for ages 1–3, 4–7, 8–12, and 13-18. Other facilities and services include a fitness center; massages; spa treatments; shops and a bank in the main complex; a machine producing fax copies of international newspapers (fees charged); and a business center offering cellular phone rentals and translation among other services. Complimentary activities include bingo and merengue lessons by the pool. For-fee activities include moonlight riverboat cruises on the Chavón River, sunset catamaran cruises from the marina, cooking and arts classes, and a archeological lecture/tour of caves containing indigenous people's artifacts.