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Zona colonial

The Colonial Zone is a small town nestled in the capital city, Santo Domingo, on the most beautiful island in the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic. In 1990 UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) placed us on the World Heritage List.

See the "city of firsts."  We hold claim to the first cathedral, monastery, university, customs house and hospital in the "New World".  Follow the 11 blocks of historical and fun filled streets within this walled city. There are over three hundred pieces if history including the monuments, homes, streets and churches. So, come and visit our museums, forts and historical buildings dating back to the time of Christopher Columbus' arrival in 1492
Beaches

The beaches in the Dominican Republic are unspoiled Caribbean jewels that sparkle in the island sun. The country boasts almost 800 miles of coastline, featuring some of the most stunning sands in the Caribbean. With so many beaches on one island, vacationers will never have to search for great surf and sand.

Sugary white sands and crystalline blue waters are just a few reasons to visit any of the Dominican Republic's pristine beaches. In addition to the ample sunshine and powdery sands, an assortment of watersports are available at many of the island's beaches. Also, because the Caribbean's tourism industry is mainly focused on other islands in the region, vacationers won't have to deal with heavy crowds, which gives beachgoers a truly relaxing time on the island's seashores

 
Dominican republic Music
Music has been an important process in the culture of the Dominican Republic. The Dominicans came from a mix of Spanish, Africans, and Indians and as well, the music came from these three different races. Three instruments of these different races were the guitar from Spain, the drums from Africa, and the rattle from the Indians. These are the three basic instrument of the music that was created by Dominicans and with it came along the accordion with is from Germany. Along with the music they had dances like “El Baile Del Palo” that emerged among the black population with African influence; this dance is relate to religion. Other popular dances were “Caribine” and “Mangulina”. The most popular dance of all was and is the Merengue, which is the typical dance of the D.R. the first person to compose merengue music was Juan Bautista Alfonseca. All of this type of music and dances were created in XIX century, which was when the Dominican Republic started to have a more of a culture by creating music. Bachata is also considerate a typical music of the D.R which was created in the 20 century. is was say that the bachata was for prostitutes and people from the street, people who listened to this type of music were not respected and were considerate bad people. When Trujillo was a dictator, he really liked the bachata and since that time people started to considerate like a normal dance, cause you have to like what the boss liked and if you didn’t like it you were in big trouble.
Travelling Dominican Republic


This section contains general info about the Dominican Republic, such as its location, maps, climate, flora and fauna, geography, history and elements of its society. It also contains more specific travel info such as how to get here, when and where to go, all the travel logistics and how to prepare.