Best known for its beaches facing the Caribbean and Atlantic, and its 12 professional golf courses, Punta Cana has been a popular tourist destination since the 1970s. Water sports such as boating and diving are very popular, as well as visits to the Basilica Catholic Monument in Higuey. The Corales Golf Club is a premier Punta Cana golf course with seafront holes, while the Corales residential community features a private enclave of golf-view estate lots and private luxurious homes. Puntacana Resort and Club is part of the Punta Cana-Bavaro-Veron-Macao municipal district in La Altagracia, the easternmost province of the Dominican Republic.