Travel – Page 578

An item in El Siglo newspaper says that there is no time for the Fernández Government to conclude the tunnel under Las Americas Expressway. The tunnel is part of the RD$580 million expansion of the Las Americas Highway, calling for the adding of four lanes from the new Duarte Bridge to San Vicente de Paúl …

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The Ministry of Tourism announced the contracting of the US firm, Freeman Group to assist with the classifying of Dominican hotels. The Instituto de Calidad from Seville, Spain carries out the project. In a first phase, 132 hotels of more than 70 rooms will be classified. The government says it is working closely with Asonahores, …

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Some 7,300 volunteers, 7,500 military, 5,500 police and 1,200 firemen will be on duty during the Easter holidays accident prevention operation. Some 74 ambulances are also on standby alert at beaches and bathing holes, along highways and mountain trails this week, according to the Civil Defense Agency. "Operation Holy Week 2000" has recruited personnel from …

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The Civil Defense Agency has announced the closing of 71 beaches and vacation sites nationwide for safety reasons. These vacation sites or beaches are declared off limits because the authorities feel they cannot handle large numbers of visitors. In alphabetic order by provinces, the off-limits spots are: Azua: El Caney Barahona: Los Patos Elías Piña: …

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The Ministry of Tourism has banned the use of jet ski, wave runners and motorized boats, horses, motorcycles, motor vehicles and any equipment that could endanger the safety of visitors to the most popular Dominican beaches. Motorized sports are off limits in major beach areas from Wednesday, 19 April at 6 am to Monday, 24 …

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Ministry of Public Works announced a ban on the transiting of trucks on highways and roads from Thursday, 20 April through 24 April as of 6 am. The ban is issued given the peak bus and vehicle traffic that takes place over the Easter holiday, the peak domestic vacation time. (19 April 2000)

Expect humans to look like ants when thousands hit Boca Chica on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the Easter long weekend. The Municipality of Santo Domingo has planned 8 am to 6 pm recreational activities that include volleyball, domino, chess, ping pong, aerobics, triathlon, swimming and running races and games. The biggest event is …

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