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San Cristobal
The first major city west of Santo Domingo, San Cristobal is considered by many as a small version of the capital. The city of 170,000 thrives on its sugar cane mills and herb fields. Its arid ground and mountain background serve as a gateway to the wild west. Just south of San Cristobal is the village of Nigua where 16th-century and 18th-century ruins of sugar mills can be explored.
For a more Indiana Jones-like experience, head north from San Cristobal. The Cuevas de Borbon is a series of 40 connecting caves including the Cuevas de El Pomier, a particular section that has more than 5,000 petroglyphs and several thousand Amerindian wall paintings. Bring a flashlight to spot the thousands of bats that make the cave their home.
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For a more Indiana Jones-like experience, head north from San Cristobal. The Cuevas de Borbon is a series of 40 connecting caves including the Cuevas de El Pomier, a particular section that has more than 5,000 petroglyphs and several thousand Amerindian wall paintings. Bring a flashlight to spot the thousands of bats that make the cave their home.
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what kind of football exactly are you talking about here? I'd like to know! :squareeye
what kind of football exactly are you talking about here? I'd like to know! :squareeye
Well, I used to stay various times nearby San Cristobal in Playa Najao (where there are still remains of one of Trujillo's beach houses). No pretty beach there but the typical dominican atmosphere and the lack of gringos make it always a fun trip. If you need a place to stay there ask for Mireya (everybody knows her)-she has a nice mansion with pool and a beautiful tropical garden all around and rents out the whole upper floor for a reasonable price. She is also a great cook. Fresh fish and other sea-food en masse ! Just, please behave !
Give her my regards.
Give her my regards.
The city is slightly bigger than that according to the 2002 census.
220,767 residents within the municipio and 532,880 residents in the entire province. That makes San Cristobal province the fourth most populous province in the DR after Santo Domingo, the Distrito Nacional, and the province of Santiago.
The economy of the province sits on three pillars: industry, small scale agriculture, and import/export through the Haina port which is shared with the province of Santo Domingo.
It's also a major domestic tourist destination, although its not popular with international tourists.
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san cristobal is still a pretty busy ciy in the island....not exactly a tourist spot, but even so, there is still plenty to be done. i think personally it has a good night life, but then again it is not the capital.....sheesh
san cristobal is still a pretty busy ciy in the island....not exactly a tourist spot, but even so, there is still plenty to be done. i think personally it has a good night life, but then again it is not the capital.....sheesh
I really like San Cristobal. It is not a touristy place, but that is what I like about it. I visit the city because of its place in history.
I think that Trujillo's old house should be restored and opened as a museum. I don't think that many foreign tourists will be travelling to SC to see the place, but perhaps Dominicans will. The veranda at the mahoghany house is where Galindez came face to face with Trujillo. Galindez's abduction changed the country's history. I think it should be preserved.
I think that Trujillo's old house should be restored and opened as a museum. I don't think that many foreign tourists will be travelling to SC to see the place, but perhaps Dominicans will. The veranda at the mahoghany house is where Galindez came face to face with Trujillo. Galindez's abduction changed the country's history. I think it should be preserved.
So true. The Galindez abduction from a NY city street and assassination in the mahogany house (Casa de Caoba) was a watershed event in the country's history. Trujillo was framed on this one. He was unaware that Galindez was on the CIA payroll, and his closest security associate, General Espaillat (aka Navajita), kept him in the blind on this one, in order to incite the ire of the US goverment and provoke Trujillo's downfall, as he plotted with a group of Santiago businessmen to put an end to the regime...
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I havent had a chance to visit the old house but I will make it a point to see it my Xmas vacation coming up! :chinese:
I havent had a chance to visit the old house but I will make it a point to see it my Xmas vacation coming up! :chinese:
La Casa de Caoba
Shame of what? I got "mahoghany" spelled right, didn't I?
... and, anyway, history is not science, it's a matter of opinion... and I happen to be privy to a lot of facts not found in the recognized written history.
Shame of what? I got "mahoghany" spelled right, didn't I?
... and, anyway, history is not science, it's a matter of opinion... and I happen to be privy to a lot of facts not found in the recognized written history.
The world according to Mirador.
Mirador, you've not been privy to anything.
Do you enjoy spreading false information about Dominican history? Are trying to turn this thread into another trainwreck?
Why don't you name your sources? Are they the same sources that told you about Ramfis Trujillo? Are they the same sources that told you about Rubirosa's "murder"?
Did you also know General Espaillat when you were a child?
Mirador, you've not been privy to anything.
Do you enjoy spreading false information about Dominican history? Are trying to turn this thread into another trainwreck?
Why don't you name your sources? Are they the same sources that told you about Ramfis Trujillo? Are they the same sources that told you about Rubirosa's "murder"?
Did you also know General Espaillat when you were a child?
I actually lived in Yaguate and went to San Cristobal at least once a week. There isn't a whole lot I think tourists would be interested in, the Cathedral was built by Trujillo and is somewhat interesting, up on the hill is another one of Trujillo's mansions, it is 5 stories tall and overlooks the city. The military have a few guards but if you pay them 500 pesos to help with upkeep you can go inside and look. It is pretty big, and is very much a "haunted mansion" type atmosphere. There are even bats in this abandoned place.
Another intersting things to see is the beach at Palenque, it is probably the best beach in the area but probably not that great compared to the east and north. Around there are a few hotels I think. If you want to get off the beaten path and see something really cool, I suggest you talk to the locals and past Yaguate by the river Nizo I think, up that river is a dam but the river is perfectly clear and great for swimming in some parts. There is also an amazing waterfall where a small river passes through two giant rocks where the Voodoos have a little alter in the rocks. I forgot what exactly they call it, but it is probably one of the most amazing things I have seen down there. I actually went with some of my Dominican friends, they road a bike and I road on the back of an old motoconcho up the sometimes dirt road. There isn't even a road to get to the waterfall, but if you ask around enough I think you can find it. Actually once we were done we tried to walk back the 5 minute walk a different way than the path we went in on and ended up going around in circles in the jungle for a couple hours.
Another intersting things to see is the beach at Palenque, it is probably the best beach in the area but probably not that great compared to the east and north. Around there are a few hotels I think. If you want to get off the beaten path and see something really cool, I suggest you talk to the locals and past Yaguate by the river Nizo I think, up that river is a dam but the river is perfectly clear and great for swimming in some parts. There is also an amazing waterfall where a small river passes through two giant rocks where the Voodoos have a little alter in the rocks. I forgot what exactly they call it, but it is probably one of the most amazing things I have seen down there. I actually went with some of my Dominican friends, they road a bike and I road on the back of an old motoconcho up the sometimes dirt road. There isn't even a road to get to the waterfall, but if you ask around enough I think you can find it. Actually once we were done we tried to walk back the 5 minute walk a different way than the path we went in on and ended up going around in circles in the jungle for a couple hours.
hey there
i know this post is OLD but still. i just got back from DR early in JAN. my wife and her family live in Najayo al Medio so it is next to Yaguate. I know the area fairly well, lots has changed with the new construction going on. What do you do for a living if you dont mind me asking? First time I hear of a DR1 head in a really small town i am familiar with!
Jaime :cheeky:
i know this post is OLD but still. i just got back from DR early in JAN. my wife and her family live in Najayo al Medio so it is next to Yaguate. I know the area fairly well, lots has changed with the new construction going on. What do you do for a living if you dont mind me asking? First time I hear of a DR1 head in a really small town i am familiar with!
Jaime :cheeky:
Sancrienbonche.com is not working. Is there another way. I am trying to locate somebody in San Cristobal
Hey
saw your pics at some party or gathering posted on DR1, saludos desde NYC! i'll be in san cristobal/yaguate later on in september!
Jaime
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saw your pics at some party or gathering posted on DR1, saludos desde NYC! i'll be in san cristobal/yaguate later on in september!
Jaime
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