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Higuey, Dominican Republic Food vendor stall in Higuey. The weather there is mild and temperate through out the year. |
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La Romana Food vendor stall in La Romana |
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Bayahibe A wonderful little restaurant up the street in the center of Bayahibe. |
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Santo Domingo A vendor sells fruit from the back of his van in the streets of Zona Colonia in Santo Domingo |
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Santo Domingo A restaurant owner in Santo Domingo. This is pretty common kind of small restaurant in Santo Domingo. Friendly service, clean and quaint. |
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Dominicus Americanus Fisherman at Dominicus Americanus not far from Bayahibe. They are fishing directly from the Atlantic Ocean. |
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Santo Domingo A person works on a home in Santo Domingo. This is several miles from Zona Colonia. Note the style of dress as modern T-shirts, the nice Motorcycle on the right. The wrought iron porch. And the little food store next to the home. |
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Santo Domingo This was a textile shop / clothes repair shop in Zona Colonia in Santo Domingo. |
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Parque Colon A person Shining Shoes in Parque Colon inside Zona Colonia in Santo Domingo. This picture was taken early in the morning. Note the canvas covered tents in the background. Those are stores that will open later in the day to generate a lively ambience. This picture was taken in December 2008 near the Navidad (Holidays) festivals. |
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Parque Nacional This is a worker of the Parque Nacional (National Park) at Dominicus Americanus. The Park is about a 40 minute walk from the center of town. There were a group of about 10 people lounging around when we got there and couldn't tell if they were really official park people or not. The guide book said so their clothes and manner said otherwise. They asked for money and eventually we gave 200 DR. |
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Dominicus Americanus One of many store fronts at Dominicus Americanus that line the beachfront. They sell all sorts of beach periphernalia. Some stores also sold art painted from local artists. |
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Punta Cana An artist displays his painting at the Punta Occidental resort. The resort is located in Punta Cana. |
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Zona Colonia This nighttime shot was difficult to take as I didn't have a tripod handy, but it is taken at Parque Colon in Zona Colonia. Performers were singing Christmas songs. |
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Santo Domingo A Piano Performer |
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Punta Cana Music Performers |
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Dominicus Americanus Two tour boats disgorge revelers on the Beach at Dominicus Americanus. Earlier they had been cruising out on the ocean. Note the pier in the background. The sky is clear blue, the weather is nice as usual. |
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Santo Domingo I saw Dominos being played all over the city. A game of dominos is fast paced and the clacking of the domino tiles makes it a lively game. |
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Bayahibe Two people playing Dominos in Bayahibe. Note that the table has no legs and is held up by the two player's knees. |
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National Park Cueva de Panchito. This is only one of many Taino (native) caves at the National Park in Dominican Republic. These are about a mile walk from the entrance of the park located in Dominicus Americanus. This is Parque Nacional del Este (East National Park) |
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- A Metal Sculpture in the central park of the city of La Romana. |
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1492 In 1492, Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue. Because Columbus landed in Haiti (Cap Haitian in Haiti, the West Indies) on his famous 1492 voyage, this Bar is named 1492 in honor of his trip. His second voyage and second settlement was established in the Dominican Republic. But his first successful settlement was in Santo Domingo. |
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Parque Colon 1492 - Columbus sailed the ocean blue, and landed in Hispaniola, Haiti. |
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Plaza Espana 1502 - Frey Nicolas De Ovando (1460-1511). Hispaniola governer 1502-1509. |
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Calle Las Damas 1502 - Calle Las Damas is the first paved street in the Americas. |
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Fortaleza Ozama 1502 - Fortaleza Ozama built by Gomez Varela, oldest colonial New World fort. |
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Casa Del Cordon 1502 - Casa del Cordon - One of the first European two-story residences. Diego Colon. |
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Ruinas Del Hospital San Nicolas De Bari 1503 - Ruinas Del Hospital San Nicolas De Bari. First New World hospital. |
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Columbus Burial Site 1506 - Burial site of Gran Admiral Christobal Colon (1451-May 20 1506 Valladolid). |
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French Embassy 1506 - Home of Hernan Cortez, conquerer of Mexico. Today the French Embassy. |
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Monasterio De San Francisco 1508 - Monesterio De San Francisco. First New World monastery. Franciscan friars. |
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Convento dela Orden de Los Predicatores 1510 - Convento de la Orden de los Predicatores. First convent of Dominican order. |
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Plaza De Montesino 1511 - Plaza De Montesino |
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Fray Bartolome De Las Casas 1514 - Fray Bartolome De Las Casas. Chronicles Spanish atrocities vs indigenous. |
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Museo De Las Casas Reales 1514 - Museo De Las Casas Reales. Palace of the Governor and the Court. Alonso De Zuazo. |
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Catedral Primada De America 1514 - Catedral Primada De America. The oldest cathedral still in operation. |
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Capilla de Nuestra Senora de los Remedios ~1515 - Capilla De Nuestra de los Remedios. Built by alderman Francisco de Avila. |
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Museo Alcazar De Colon 1523 - Museo Alcazar De Colon. Home to Diego Colon & Dona Maria de Toledo. |
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Fuerte De Santa Barbara 1570 - Fuerte de Santa Barbara. Sir Francis Drake captured it in 1586 w/ 23 ships. |
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Inglesia De Santa Barbara 1574 - Inglesia De Santa Barbara, honors patron saint of the military. |
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Puerta Del Conde 1655 - Puerta Del Conde. Bernardo Bracamonte led defense of SDQ vs 13000 UK 1655. |
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Capilla dela Tercera Orden Dominica 1729 - Capilla Dela Tercera Orden Dominica. Only bldg to reach the present intact. |
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Reloj Del Sol 1753 - Reloj Del Sol. Sundial. Ordered by Governor Francisco Penaranda. |
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Panteon Nacional 1747 - Panteon Nacional. Jesuit Church. Tobacco warehouse. Theater. Mausoleum. |
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Inglesia De San Miguel 1784 - Inglesia De San Miguel. Spain ordered this church to be a slave hospital. |
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Parque Duarte 1844 - Parque Duarte. Juan Pablo Duarte father of DR & independence from Haiti. |
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Piazoleta Padre Bellini 1877 - Piazoleta Padre Francisco Xavier Billini (1837-1896). Found Columbus urn. |
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Altar de Patria The Alter de Patria celebrating the heroes of the Dominican Republic |
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Museo Alcazar De Colon THINGS - Armored Spanish Knight at Museo Alcazar de Colon. |
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Larimar Larimar - Pectolite only in the DR. Cobalt blue. Hardness 4.5. Triclinic crystal. |
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Amber Amber Bear Sculpture. Fossil tree resin up to 40 million yrs old. Bell pitting. |
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La Romana Rooster at La Romana. Province La Romana split from La Altagracia in 1968. |
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Dominicus Americanus Crab on the beach at Dominicus Americus. People of Yucatan arrive 4000BC. |
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Beach near Bayahibe Boats at Bayahibe. Arawak (S. Am, Saladoid) arrive 1200BC. Taino arrive 500AD. |
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Dominicus Americanus Sailboat on the Dominicus Ameircanus Beach near Bayahibe 500,000 indigenous Arawak Taino (Friendly people) in 1492. |
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Santo Domingo Casino Machines at Calle Conde in SDQ. 1496 Nueva Isabella rebuilt in 1502 as Santo Domingo. |
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Santo Domingo Telephone center at Claro. Tainos bequeathed Tobacco, Yam, Pineapple & Cassava. |
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Bayahibe Dominicus Americus home. 1492: Villa la Navidad (Mole St Nicholas @ Cap Haitien). |
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Dominicus Americanus Beach A lighthouse at the dominicus Americanus Beach. The climate is Caribbean, temperate, warm, mild and refreshing. The air is crisp, clean, blue and free of pollution. The water is clear, inviting, serene, and glistens off the white sand. 1493: La Isabela, 1498: Renamed to Santo Domingo. |
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International Airport at Punta Cana Continental Airplane at Punta Cana International Airport. |