Development in Isla Saona??

There are two towns/villages/communities whatever within the park, Mano Juan and Catuano. What they are building sound like civic services stuff to improve their quality of life, ..
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"[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma,sans-serif]La Alcald?a de la ciudad italiana de Savona desarrollar? junto con la Secretar?a de TurismoIsla Saona, un proyecto para la construcci?n de diversas obras en la ubicada en la costa sureste de Rep?blica Dominicana.[/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,sans-serif]Con una inversi?n de 3 millones de euros, [/FONT][FONT=Tahoma,sans-serif]se contempla la construcci?n de la Plaza Savona, el museo arquitect?nico de Saona, un coliseo para eventos culturales, un play de [FONT=Tahoma,sans-serif]b?isbol, un refugio anticicl?nico, anfiteatro, centro comunitario, una laguna y jardines, as? como la remodelaci?n de casas y fachadas, y una plaza gastron?mica y artesanal.


[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Tahoma,sans-serif]Los detalles del proyecto, que se desarrollar? en los pr?ximos dos a?os, fueron dados a conocer ayer por el Secretario de Turismo, F?lix Jim?nez, y el embajador de Italia, Enrico Guicciardi, quien lo visit? en su despacho.

[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma,sans-serif]El proyecto incluye asesor?as por parte de expertos de Savona para el desarrollo de artesan?as basadas en la cer?mica y en el ?rea gastron?mica, a cargo del restaurante savon?s L. Angollo dei Papi.[/FONT]
[FONT=Tahoma,sans-serif]Tambi?n se establece la colaboraci?n con la cooperativa social II Faggio para asistir a los ni?os de Saona. El 14 de septiembre de cada a?o se celebrar?, en ambas ciudades, una jornada cultural y de amistad dominico-italiana.[/FONT][FONT=Tahoma,sans-serif][FONT=Tahoma,sans-serif]"[/FONT][/FONT]



If you're wondering why the Italian chose to do this in Saona, I'd say its because , near by Bayahibe, the closet town to the island, is THE resort area with the highest concentration of Italians visitors.

Also, because the name Saona is said to derive from Savona, IIRC.

So perhaps it is a "twin cities" kinda thing.

edited to add: yup, ...

The island was baptized "Saona" by Christopher Columbus, who discovered it in may 1494 on his way to the Americas. The name was meant to honor the commune of Savona, where Columbus lived at the time. Columbus named Michele da Cuneo, his friend and a savonese himself, first governor of the island. Saona Island and the modern city Savona, in Italy, still have twinning relationships; the small powerplant in Saona Island is a gift of Savona.

Saona Island is famous for the natural beauty of its beaches, and has been used on many occasions by film-makers and advertisers looking for a stereotypical 'desert island' setting for their film or product. It is promoted amongst European visitors as the setting for the famous Bounty chocolate bar adverts.

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