2010 Travel News Archive

New minicabs on the road in Santiago are the rickshaws of the DR. The motorized, 3-wheeled 3-passenger vehicles are offering historical center tours, previously offered only by the traditional horse-drawn coaches of Santiago. The minicabs are offering tour services in the area of the Monumento and downtown historical Santiago. They come with guides and provide …

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The monster snowstorm affecting flights on the eastern coast of the US has created major havoc with hundreds of thousands of Christmas and New Year holiday plans. Reportedly, more than 1,400 flights were cancelled at John F. Kennedy Airport alone. The airport was closed on Sunday with opening time set for 6pm on Monday, 27 …

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There’s lots of good baseball being played near several of the main tourist destinations — Juan Dolio (San Pedro de Macoris’ Tetelo Vargas Ball Park), La Romana-Bayahibe (Francisco Micheli Ball Park), Cabrera, Rio San Juan and Samana (San Francisco de Macoris (Julian Javier Ball Park), Santo Domingo & Boca Chica (Quisqueya Ball Park). The round …

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Puerto Ricans Marc Anthony and Chayanne will take the stage of the Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo next year for a Saturday, 26 March show. The show is part of the Chayanne tour “No hay imposibles”. This will be the first time the two showmen appear together in the DR. According to Saymon Diaz, the …

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Finland’s leading bachata music promoter, Vesa Parkkari and Rodchata (Rodney Aquino) from San Francisco, USA, are organizing what they call “the First International Bachata Festival” in Santo Domingo. The event coincides with Independence Day and the final days of carnival. Parkkari was honored by the Dominican music association, Amucaba with the title of Bachata Ambassador …

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President Leonel Fernandez was in Samana on 15 December to inaugurate Puerto Bahia, a US$100 million hotel and residential development. President of the project, Juan Bancalari said that the first phase calls for a dock with capacity for 107 yachts, an equestrian center, spa and gym, tennis courts, 185 luxury vacation homes, and The Bannister …

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Who would have imagined a historic site in the Dominican Republic would be compared to Stonehenge in England, or the Ring of Brodgar in Scotland and the medicine wheels of the American West. Catholic Online says that Corral de los Indios, a pre-Columbian monument located in southwestern San Juan de la Maguana, is like those …

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The National Theater presents Cartoon Network’s Ben10 on Thursday, 13 January through Saturday, 15 January. The cartoon that would later become a most popular mobile game will be live at the main hall of the National Theater that weekend. The live show is: Ben10: Battle for the Omnitrix. Tickets are available at the National Theater, …

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The National Choir is holding its Christmas carol concert at the Convento de los Dominicos in Santo Domingo’s Colonial City on 16 December at 6pm. This is a not-to-be-missed event, with the country’s best choral voices resounding within the walls of the historical 16th Century monument. Also, on 16 December, the Juan Pablo Duarte Symphony …

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34 restaurants participating in the Grand Gastronomic Circuit to create a New Dominican Cuisine are focusing on dishes with rum and on cigars this month as part of the 2010 Santo Domingo — American Capital of Culture event. So far, 275 new dishes have been created and tasted by restaurant goers throughout the city. Augusto …

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