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| Dominican Republic Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Sauna Island Sauna Island Michelle The Dominican Republic covers two thirds of the Hispaniola Island, it shares the beauty of the island with Haiti. "The most beautiful place that human eyes have ever seen" is what Columbus said when he landed here in 1492. He was of course prejudiced, in desperate need of a small success and hadn't seen any land for some time then, but there is still quite a bit of truth in his observation. |
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One of the first things the Spaniards did in this charming new discovery of
theirs is massacre all the inhabitants. Within 13 years 600,000 Taino
indians were killed. Santo Domingo is the chief city of the Dominican Republic. The colonial zone is absolutely worth a visit - it features the Calle de las Damas, the oldest street in the new world. Unfortunately, many tourists don't come farther than Puerto Plata City with its fabulous beaches....this makes the North Coast (Amber Coast) an unspoilt paradise for a wonderful tropical holiday. Dining While you visit the Dominican Repuplic you must sample some of their restaurants. On the Old City at Santo Domingo, right across the historic "Alcazar de Colon", you will find one of the best restaurant I have dined in. It is called "Pate Palo" and it is world famous for their "churrasco" marinated in cumin and honey. |
| It's unique flavor will send your taste buds
into orbit. Their food presentation is also first class and their desserts
are to die for. There are numerous fine dining establishments in the old town of Santo Domingo, however, you will pay a hefty price to dine at these restaurants (American fine dining prices). For a cheaper alternative there are also fantastic hamburger carts along El Conde, which offer unique and tasty hamburgers and hot dogs. Gambling Be careful as their casinos are not regulated nor watched by anyone. This opens up the chances that you will be scammed. There is a game in particular that you should stay away from. It goes by the name of "Super Keno" or "Dominican Keno". It is not the keno you wil find in most U.S. Casinos, but a progressive game that it is a scam. As you enter the Casino you will receive some free chips from a very attractive sweet young lady to test a "new" game. You will soon find yourself thinking that you could actually win the game but in actuallity you are being set up to be cleaned out of your money. ______Sights Edit This Hotel La Cueva Hotel La Cueva http://www.lacuevalimon.com Hotel La Cueva, Playa Limon - natural tourism in El Cedro, Miches , Dominican Republic Outside of the world, in the middle of nowhere, far away from the common tourist streams - come and enjoy all the splendor from nature in this Caribbean paradise, with the most beautiful, amazing and natural places like Playa Limon, Montana Redonda, Laguna Limon or the Rio Cedro waterfalls. The small and comfortable hotel La Cueva is in El Cedro, Miches. You find it 300 meters from the beach of Playa Limon in the middle of a coco palm forest. From here you can start to explore all the beauty of Playa Limon and the other attractive places around. We have 6 comfortable rooms, a daily opened restaurant specialized in fish, seafood and beef from the grill and we arrange horseback riding on the beach, boats in the Laguna Limon, safari trucks for to visit the Rio Cedro waterfalls or to go to the top of the mountain Montana Redonda. If you like to all this in one day we organize the excursion LAGUNA LIMON vip. In the hotel we have Rooms from US$ 30.00 to 40.00/day (two persons) More information on: http://www.lacuevalimon.com ________History Edit This The island of Hispaniola of which the Dominican Republic forms the eastern two-thirds and Haiti the remainder was originally occupied by Tainos an Arawak-speaking people. The Tainos welcomed Columbus in his first voyage in 1492 but subsequent colonizers were brutal reducing the Taino population from about 1 million to about 500 in 50 years. To ensure adequate labor for plantations the Spanish brought African slaves to the island beginning in 1503. In the next century French settlers occupied the western end of the island which Spain ceded to France in 1697 and which in 1804 became the Republic of Haiti. The Haitians conquered the whole island in 1822 and held it until 1844 when forces led by Juan Pablo Duarte the hero of Dominican independence drove them out and established the Dominican Republic as an independent state. In 1861 the Dominicans voluntarily returned to the Spanish Empire; in 1865 independence was restored. Economic difficulties the threat of European intervention and ongoing internal disorders led to a U.S. occupation in 1916 and the establishment of a military government in the Dominican Republic. The occupation ended in 1924 . In 1930 Rafael L. Trujillo a prominent army commander established absolute political control. Trujillo promoted economic development--from which he and his supporters benefitted--and severe repression of domestic human rights. Mismanagement and corruption resulted in major economic problems. In August 1960 the Organization of American States (OAS) imposed diplomatic sanctions against the Dominican Republic as a result of Trujillo's complicity in an attempt to assassinate President Romulo Betancourt of Venezuela. These sanctions remained in force after Trujillo's death by assassination in May 1961. In November 1961 the Trujillo family was forced into exile. In January 1962 a council of state that included moderate opposition elements with legislative and executive powers was formed. OAS sanctions were lifted January 4 and after the resignation of President Joaquin Balaguer on January 16 the council under President Rafael E. Bonnelly headed the Dominican Government. In 1963 Juan Bosch was inaugurated President. Bosch was overthrown in a military coup in September 1963. Another military coup on April 24 1965 led to violence between military elements favoring the return to government by Bosch and those who proposed a military junta committed to early general elections. On April 28 U.S. military forces landed to protect U.S. citizens and to evacuate U.S. and other foreign nationals. Additional U.S. forces subsequently established order. In June 1966 President Balaguer leader of the Reformist Party (now called the Social Christian Reformist Party--PRSC) was elected and then re-elected to office in May 1970 and May 1974 both times after the major opposition parties withdrew late in the campaign. In the May 1978 election Balaguer was defeated in his bid for a fourth successive term by Antonio Guzman of the PRD. Guzman's inauguration on August 16 marked the country's first peaceful transfer of power from one freely elected president to another. The PRD's presidential candidate Salvador Jorge Blanco won the 1982 elections and the PRD gained a majority in both houses of Congress. In an attempt to cure the ailing economy the Jorge administration began to implement economic adjustment and recovery policies including an austerity program in cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In April 1984 rising prices of basic foodstuffs and uncertainty about austerity measures led to riots. Balaguer was returned to the presidency with electoral victories in 1986 and 1990. Upon taking office in 1986 Balaguer tried to reactivate the economy through a public works construction program. Nonetheless by 1988 the country slid into a two-year economic depression characterized by high inflation and currency devaluation. Economic difficulties coupled with problems in the delivery of basic services--e.g. electricity water transportation--generated popular discontent that resulted in frequent protests occasionally violent including a paralyzing nationwide strike in June 1989. In 1990 Balaguer instituted a second set of economic reforms. After concluding an IMF agreement balancing the budget and curtailing inflation the Dominican Republic is experiencing a period of economic growth marked by moderate inflation a balance in external accounts and a steadily increasing GDP. The voting process in 1986 and 1990 was generally seen as fair but allegations of electoral board fraud tainted both victories. A commission of electoral advisers designated by President Jorge and led by the Archbishop of Santo Domingo played an important role in keeping the electoral process on track. The elections of 1994 were again marred by charges of fraud. Following a compromise calling for constitutional and electoral reform President Balaguer assumed office for an abbreviated term. In June 1996 Leonel Fernandez Reyna was elected to a four-year term as president. _______Economy Edit This Economy—overview: Economic reforms launched in late 1994 contributed to exchange rate stabilization reduced inflation and strong GDP growth in 1995-96. In 1996 there was increased mineral and petroleum exploration and a new investment law that allows for repatriation of capital dividends has drawn more investment to the island. Upon coming to power in August 1996 President FERNANDEZ nevertheless inherited a trouble-ridden economy hampered by a pressured peso a large external debt nearly bankrupt state-owned enterprises and a manufacturing sector hindered by daily power outages. In December FERNANDEZ presented a bold economic reform package—including such reforms as the devaluation of the peso income tax cuts a 50% increase in sales taxes reduced import tariffs and increased gasoline prices—in an attempt to create a market-oriented economy that can compete internationally. Even though reforms are moving ahead at a slow pace the economy grew vigorously in 1997 with tourism and telecommunications leading the advance. The government is working to increase electric generating capacity a key to continued economic growth. GDP: purchasing power parity—$38.3 billion (1997 est.) GDP—real growth rate: 7% (1997 est.) GDP—per capita: purchasing power parity—$4 700 (1997 est.) GDP—composition by sector: agriculture: 15% industry: 22% services: 63% (1995) Inflation rate—consumer price index: 10.9% (1997 est.) Labor force: 2.3 million to 2.6 million by occupation: agriculture 50% services and government 32% industry 18% (1991 est.) Unemployment rate: 30% (1996 est.) Budget: revenues: $2 billion expenditures: $2 billion including capital expenditures of $994 million (1996 est.) Industries: tourism sugar processing ferronickel and gold mining textiles cement tobacco Industrial production growth rate: 6.3% (1995 est.) Electricity—capacity: 1.447 million kW (1995) Electricity—production: 6.5 billion kWh (1995) Electricity—consumption per capita: 865 kWh (1995) Agriculture—products: sugarcane coffee cotton cocoa tobacco rice beans potatoes corn bananas; cattle pigs dairy products meat eggs Exports: total value: $815 million (f.o.b. 1996) commodities: ferronickel sugar gold coffee cocoa partners: US 45% EU 34% Canada Japan Puerto Rico (1995) Imports: total value: $3.7 billion (f.o.b. 1996) commodities: foodstuffs petroleum cotton and fabrics chemicals and pharmaceuticals partners: US 44% EU 16% Venezuela 11% Netherlands Antilles Mexico Japan (1995) Debt—external: $3.6 billion (1997) Economic aid: recipient: ODA $21 million (1993) Currency: 1 Dominican peso (RD$) = 100 centavos Exchange rates: Dominican pesos (RD$) per US$1—14.332 (December 1997) 14.265 (1997) 13.775 (1996) 13.597 (1995) 13.160 (1994) 12.676 (1993) Fiscal year: calendar year |
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Santo Domingo era un lugar de intensa intriga política y
romance. Una caminata por la Calle Las Damas, recuerda un
mundo del siglo 16, poblado por damas de la corte y
soldados, monjes y nobles, piratas y esclavos. Descubra
la primera catedral de América; el Alcázar de Colón,
donde su hijo Diego Colón reinó como Virrey; los
primeros tribunales; y hasta el lugar de la primera
taberna. Hombres como Hernán Cortés, Ponce de León y
Rodrígo de Bastidas caminaban estas calles, vivieron,
amaron y tramaban conquistas. Partían en veleros desde
este puerto en busca de aventura, oro y nuevas tierras
para la corona española. Drake mantuvo la ciudad cautiva
y, como amante celoso, casi destruye a Santo Domingo. Los
museos, restaurantes, bares y galerías habitan hoy en día
la vieja ciudad, pero aún quedan momentos mágicos por
captar en la luz titilante de un viejo farol, un patio
apartado y romántico, y un ancla antiguo que le cautiva
con la promesa de tesoros de galeónes. La ciudad moderna
ofrece excelentes compras, restaurantes cosmopolitas y
una vida nocturna con todo el ritmo del Caribe. La
avenida del puerto, donde se encuentra la terminal turística
de cruceros, da la bienvenida a un tráfico sin fin. Las
discotecas, los clubes y casinos iluminan las noches de
Santo Domingo. |
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Ese texto fue tomado de "La pasión danzaria", que publicó en 2000 la Academia de Ciencias de la República Dominicana, en Santo Domingo y que redactó Darío Tejada.Origines del merengueMerengue es ánimo, merengue es
movimiento, merengue es una pareja abrazándose y dando
vueltos que los levan al cielo. Se ha dicho que la música
dominicana es contagiosa, y verdaderamente, el merengue,
nacido en un país pequeño, ha llegado a animar y
enriquecer las vidas de gente en el mundo entero. Es
contagiosa de manera quq de amor y vida: el merengue es
un virus curativo.
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_______Punta Cana Comenzó como un sueño y reto personal de Frank Rainieri, recientemente galardonado como Hotelero del Año por la Asociación de Hoteles del Caribe. Hoy en día, Punta Cana es la joya del Este con aguas azul zafiro y horizontes sin fin. Tienen un pintoresco aeropuerto internacional que le da la bienvenida a un destino que respeta el equilibrio ecológico de su ambiente. Fundación Ecológica Punta Cana es una institución sin fines de lucro que supervisa una reserva natural de 10 millones de metros cuadrados, en terreno donado por el Grupo Punta Cana.Las playas a lo largo de la costa oriental están entre las más bellas que usted puede descubrir. Bávaro, con su serie de hoteles, parques y campos de golf, está a penas minutos del aeropuerto de Punta Cana. Manatí Park es una delicia y ofrece la oportunidad de nadar junto a los delfines como parte de su programa educativo. Los Caballos Danzantes es un espectáculo nocturno digno de la Escuela Ecuestre Española de Viena. Disfrute de los magníficos ejemplares de pura sangre y de la impecable equitación. Bávaro, Punta Cana _______La Romana La Romana fue un próspero puerto azucarero, hasta los años '70, cuando la Gulf & Western desarrolló Casa de Campo, uno de los resorts más famosos del mundo. Altos de Chavón es el pueblo de los artistas que con vista al Río Chavón, recuerda los pueblitos del sur de Francia e Italia. Incluye un impresionante Museo de Arqueología Taína, el anfiteatro, donde se han presentado artistas internacionales, y la Escuela de Diseño Parsons. lgunas de las playas más espectaculares se encuentran a lo largo de la costa oriental. Cerca de Casa de Campo está Bayahibe, playa de ensueños. Los paseos en bote a las islas Catalina y Saona le descubren playas salidas de Robinson Crusoe. _________Samaná El pueblo fue fundado en el 1756, en la época en que era vulnerable a los piratas. En los años de los 1820 fue testigo de inmigraciones de esclavos libertados, quienes se establecieron aquí, preservando sus costumbres y un melodioso lenguaje inglés. Península exuberante con una bahía espectacular dotada de pequeños cayos. Es más famoso es Cayo Levantado. Isla Cayo Levantado Isla Cayo Levantado Samaná Samaná Parque Nacional de los Haitises Parque Nacional de los Haitises Playa Las Galeras Playa Las Galeras Ballena gibosa en la Bahia de Samaná ________Boca Chica 30 kilómetros al este de Santo Domingo, fue desarrollado el poblado de Boca Chica por don Juan Vicini, rico industrial azucarero, durante la primera parte de este siglo. En aquellos días era el destino favorito de los residentes citadinos. El viejo Hotel Hamaca se convertiría en el centro social de la época. Era el lugar de ver y ser vistos. La playa de Boca Chica goza de aguas transparentes, corrientes lentas, club de yate y marina, golf a poca distancia en el campo de San Andrés y excelentes restaurantes de mariscos. El nuevo Boca Chica, más popular que nunca! Boca Chica Boca Chica La Caleta La Caleta Juan Dolio Más allá, por la costa, está el popular destino de Juan Dolio. Lo que una vez fue un pueblito con una playa sombreada por cocteros está rápidamente convirtiendose en una riviera caribeña. Juan Dolio disfruta de una infraestructura completa y ofrece espectaculares opciones hoteleras y de diversión. Metro, Coral Costa Caribe, Sun Village Costa Linda, Capella y Meliá Juan Dolio están entre los resorts que bordean la costa de Juan Dolio. El área disfruta de una infraestructura completa, es fácilmente accesible tanto desde la ciudad capital como del Aeropuerto de Las Américas, y cuenta con Los Marlins, impresionante campo de golf de 18 hoyos, con bellísima ambientación y atractiva casa club. El campo está abierto a los visitantes, quienes cuentan con transportación desde todos los hoteles de la vecindad. Juan Dolio Juan Dolio |