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San Francisco De Macoris
I was told. . . .
that the owner of the hotel also owns the baseball team in town. There are a few decent places to stay in SFM with a/c and cable for around $600/night, but the new hotel is supposed to be nice. The people who stay in Macoris or usually business travelers and do not have the budgets to stay there. Has anyone ever stayed at Los Caobas?
that the owner of the hotel also owns the baseball team in town. There are a few decent places to stay in SFM with a/c and cable for around $600/night, but the new hotel is supposed to be nice. The people who stay in Macoris or usually business travelers and do not have the budgets to stay there. Has anyone ever stayed at Los Caobas?
SFM
My wife is also from the SFM area (Jaya) and I lived there as a Peace Corps volunteer. Not too many posts concerning the area.
Thanks Hillbilly. I usaully quote local prices in local currency but should have been clear. It may have good up since I last stayed there two years ago. My favorite is the on the west side of the park in the center of town (can't remember the name). Head over to restraurant (can't remember the name) next to the former burned down movie theatre (anyone knows what is going up there?) and have a seafood stew called "siete potencias". There are a couple of Dominican-Chinese run restraurants which are also decent. There used or still may be an Ananada's in town which has good vegetarian food (better one in the Capital with the same name. Unfortunately, the fast food franchises have arrived in town also.
So msa319, what brings you to SFM?
My wife is also from the SFM area (Jaya) and I lived there as a Peace Corps volunteer. Not too many posts concerning the area.
Thanks Hillbilly. I usaully quote local prices in local currency but should have been clear. It may have good up since I last stayed there two years ago. My favorite is the on the west side of the park in the center of town (can't remember the name). Head over to restraurant (can't remember the name) next to the former burned down movie theatre (anyone knows what is going up there?) and have a seafood stew called "siete potencias". There are a couple of Dominican-Chinese run restraurants which are also decent. There used or still may be an Ananada's in town which has good vegetarian food (better one in the Capital with the same name. Unfortunately, the fast food franchises have arrived in town also.
So msa319, what brings you to SFM?
Vivo en San Vicente Sector, es cerca del Hospital, aqui en San Francisco de Macor?s, resido en esta ciudad desde que llegue al mundo.
Francomarcorisano
Stanely, I lived a La Cruz 45 (across from Bellas Artes) while I was in Peace Corps. Dona Gloria (la paletera, everyone knows who she is) ran a 3 room pension in her house and boy did she take care of me while I was learning Spanish and how to get around.
Do you know people from Jaya? My sister and brother-in-law (the only one who didn't immigrate to the US) are China and Rafael Ortiz from Santalena (just past Jaya). They are very active in all aspects of religious, political and social activities in the area.
One more question, are they finishing the road going out to the campo from the hospital? They started working on it after the election after 10 years of promises. After they started it, they stopped and from what I hear, are not working on it anymore. It should be a 10-15 minute drive to the campo but it usually takes 30-40 minutes because of all the holes. I remember when they made it new around 1990. The problem was, the asphalt layer was so thin, it was worse than before after only 6 months.
It you go up the mountain and pass Loma de Jaya, and head to La Colonia. This is where I feel the most comfortable in the DR and hopefully will someday have a small organic farm up there.
Stanely, I lived a La Cruz 45 (across from Bellas Artes) while I was in Peace Corps. Dona Gloria (la paletera, everyone knows who she is) ran a 3 room pension in her house and boy did she take care of me while I was learning Spanish and how to get around.
Do you know people from Jaya? My sister and brother-in-law (the only one who didn't immigrate to the US) are China and Rafael Ortiz from Santalena (just past Jaya). They are very active in all aspects of religious, political and social activities in the area.
One more question, are they finishing the road going out to the campo from the hospital? They started working on it after the election after 10 years of promises. After they started it, they stopped and from what I hear, are not working on it anymore. It should be a 10-15 minute drive to the campo but it usually takes 30-40 minutes because of all the holes. I remember when they made it new around 1990. The problem was, the asphalt layer was so thin, it was worse than before after only 6 months.
It you go up the mountain and pass Loma de Jaya, and head to La Colonia. This is where I feel the most comfortable in the DR and hopefully will someday have a small organic farm up there.