2005News

Cocolo dance honored by UNESCO

The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization has included the Dominican Republic in its third proclamation of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity announced this week. Included is the cocolo dancing drama tradition of San Pedro de Macoris. The tradition is the heritage of the migration of West Indians to the Dominican Republic. See

http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=19326&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html