Those who have a chance to talk with Dominicans probable have noticed their penchant for using "cuarto" instead of "dinero" when talking about money. The funny thing is the actual term should be "cualto" as this is what the money/coins were called in the early history of the DR; this I learned from a recent trip to the museum here in Santiago located at the old San Luis fort. I highly recommend a visit, it's not big but it's free, conveniently located and has some neat and interesting things.