Los Patos, Dominican Republic

The Los Patos river and village are located in the Barahona Province of the Dominican Republic, near the town of Paraíso. With just 61 meters — depending on the tide — it is the shortest river on the island and among the shortest rivers in the world.
The village itself lives from fishing and local tourism. On the weekends the river is a popular bathing spot due to its cold temperatures. The name Los Patos is derived from the unusually large number of ducks early explorers encountered at this specific river. For a long time the ducks of Los Patos were extinct, until the local tourism board brought in a large number of Muscovy ducks to repopulate the river. Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, once nicknamed it "Los Chorros De Oro."