Travel – Page 593

Some of the best of Cuban "son" music will be staged this evening at the National Theater. Raul Pérez Peña’s "Festison" or Festival Caribeño del Son opens tonight, Friday, 10 March with a gala performance at the National Theater. Legends of Cuban music such as Pío Leyba, the Orquesta América and Caridad Hierrezuelo of the …

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Pedro Martinez will open for the Boston Red Sox versus the Houston Astros on Saturday, 11 March. This will be the first day of a two-day spring training exhibition series slated for Santo Domingo’s Quisqueya Ball Park. This is a chance to see Dominicans Pedro Martínez, Ramón Martínez, José Offerman, Wilton Veras, Manny Alexander, Israel …

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New La Romana International Airport ready by November El Caribe newspaper reports that work is advancing on the construction of the La Romana International Airport located north of La Romana city. The new airport will be about 20 minutes driving distance from La Romana and the resort areas of Bayahibe and Dominicus. It will replace …

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Preparations are advancing for the hosting of the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE 2000) that will take place 23-25 March 2000 in Punta Cana. DATE 2000 is an event that will bring together leaders of the Dominican hospitality industry and qualified international travel buyers from around the world. A large number of Dominican hotel operators …

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Carnival ended in Santo Domingo on Sunday, but it now moves on to new interior towns. The Ministry of Tourism and the Cervecería Nacional Dominicana (Presidente Beer) announce presentations in Bonao (Park), Puerto Plata (Malecón) and Mao (Calle Duarte) on Sunday, 12 March at 3 pm. Fernando Villanueva, one of the most popular merengue band …

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Some of the best of Cuban "son" music will be staged this evening at the National Theater. Raul Pérez Peña’s "Festison" or Festival Caribeño del Son opens tonight, Friday, 10 March with a gala performance at the National Theater. Legends of Cuban music such as Pío Leyba, the Orquesta América and Caridad Hierrezuelo of the …

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Pedro Martinez will open for the Boston Red Sox versus the Houston Astros on Saturday, 11 March. This will be the first day of a two-day spring training exhibition series slated for Santo Domingo’s Quisqueya Ball Park. This is a chance to see Dominicans Pedro Martínez, Ramón Martínez, José Offerman, Wilton Veras, Manny Alexander, Israel …

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