Travel – Page 320

Eleven beaches in the DR have once again received Blue Flag accreditation. An international jury awarded the prestigious recognition to 11 beaches based on compliance with a set of conditions consisting of environmental education activities, mapping, lifesaving equipment, water quality sampling and information boards. The award is granted by the Foundation for Environmental Education and …

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Viva Wyndham Resorts and the Dominican Sailing Federation are presenting the Regatta Viva, from 3 to 5 December off the Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach as a fund-raiser for educational activities to benefit poor children in Bayahibe. The regatta is open to participants, residents and tourists alike, from six years up in Optimist A, B. C …

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There is a new reason to visit the mountain town of Jarabacoa. The Papillon Garden is the country’s first Butterfly Park at Rancho Baiguate. Learn about the varieties and marvel at their intricate color and design combinations. The park exhibits six species of butterflies of two families that are very common and frequent all year …

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The MS Aida Luna is making weekly stops in Santo Domingo this cruise ship winter season. The MS Aida Luna crossed the Atlantic from Europe on its maiden voyage last week after cruising northern Europe and the Mediterranean. The ship is scheduled to travel in the Caribbean through April 2011. It made an inaugural call …

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The Centro Leon, the leading Santiago city cultural center, is exhibiting works by the artists who are competing in its 23rd Art Contest. Check out works by contemporary artists David Perez, Gerard Ellis, Johnny Bonelly, Monica Ferreras, Natalia Ortega Gomez, Raquel Paiewonsky, Hulda Guzman, Pascal Meccariello, Sayuri Guzman and Gustavo Pena. www.centroleon.org.do/esp/con_xxiiiintroduccion.asp

The first Viva Residence Las Terrenas apartments and villas are now ready to be enjoyed by their owners. Rafael Blanco Canto, vice president of the Viva Resorts Group that is developing the project in Bahia de Coson, Samana has presented them to the press. The 76 units designed by leading Dominican modernist architect Antonio Imbert …

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Puntacana Resort & Club has won the Golf Resort of the Year award from the International Association of Golf Tour Operators in the rest of the world category, crediting it with being the Caribbean’s premier golf and beach destination for the year. The resort is home to the PB Dye-designed La Cana and Tom Fazio-designed …

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This year’s Dominican Republic Jazz Festival is being held at two venues: first at the Centro Leon in Santiago and then at Cabarete Beach in the province of Puerto Plata. On Thursday, 25 November, the festival opens with a 3:30pm chat on jazz by John Benitez, Ramon Vazquez and Adolfo Faringthon at the Centro Leon …

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San Cristobal is bringing together African heritage groups from 13 provinces nationwide for a tribute to the beat of the drums, inherited from the African slaves brought to the island in the 15th Century. The Sainagua Atabales Festival, in its 35th year, honors late Dominican singer and composer Luis Dias. Dias incorporated many of the …

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Rapper Sean Kingston is booked for a performance at the Teatro La Fiesta of Santo Domingo’s Hotel Renaissance Jaragua on 27 November. Kingston is best known for the megahit “Beautiful Girls,” which heavily samples Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me.” Last year, Kingston released the album Tomorrow, which also spawned the club hit “Fire Burning.” …

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