Travel – Page 623

The Dominican Republic has all necessary conditions to promote and develop ecotourism, said the director of the Peace Corps of the United States, Michael Hirsch. He was speaking during a workshop on ecotourism held last week in the central mountain resort area of Jarabacoa. He pointed out that ecotourism is only successful in those countries …

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The Listin Diario’s Geraldino González reported last Thursday, 25 Jan. that the Department of Forestry and the “errant” company, Central Romana, had reached an agreement to replant the area affected by the levelling of 1.5 kilometers of mangroves at the mouth of the Rio Chavon. Colonel Julio Bienvenido Grullon, director of the Department Forestry, said …

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Several of the big name Dominican players will be playing in the Caribbean Series Professional Baseball Championship that is set to open in Santo Domingo 3 Feb. The Dominican Dream Team could include Samuel Sosa, Raul Mondesí, Stanley Javier, Moisés Alou, Luis Polonia, Tony Peña, Julio César Franco, Felix Fermín, Carlos Pérez, Robinson Pérez, Pedro …

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Representatives from 15 nations of the Western Hemisphere met in Santo Domingo last week to participate in the Permanent Forum of Legislators of Transport Commissions and the XII International Meeting of the Interamerican Commission of Jurists and Experts in Aviation Law. The caucus seeks to establish a consensus on aviation policies for Latin America into …

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One of the most popular purchases by tourists visiting the Dominican Republic, Cerveza Presidente, is now available by the box in New York City. The Cervecería Nacional Dominicana has entrusted Martlet Importing Company, owned by Molson Breweries USA, a subsidiary of the Miller Brewing Company, with the distribution, starting 23 Jan. in New York City. …

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Ecological issues continued to make headlines in Santo Domingo as the nation becomes more concerned about the importance of preserving the environment, while deriving economic benefits from its natural resources. At the top of the debate were two beautiful areas in La Romana – Isla Catalina and the Boca del Río Chavón. The Minister of …

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Last week the general director of forestry condemned the fact that Central Romana had cleared a large area at the mouth of the Río Chavón, levelling hundreds of mangrove trees. The action is to make room for a new complex for tourists arriving on board their own sailing or powerboats. Colonel Julio Bienvenido Grullón, director …

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The director of the Department of Parks, Colonel Pedro Candelier said at a ecotourism workshop, “Taller de Ecoturismo y Gestion Administrativo en las Areas Protegidas” sponsored by the Department of Parks and the Peace Corps of the United States, that the country can increase its revenue from ecotourism without spoiling the national parks and protected …

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A contestant from the Dominican Republic, Candida Lara, was crowned Reina Internacional del Cafe at a ceremony last week in Manizales, Colombia. Miss Dominican Republic had previously represented the country in the Miss Universe contest held in May 1995 in Namibia. She is 21 years old and comes from San Cristobal.

Thousands of European tourists who have traveled to the country with the old pink tourist cards sold to them at Dominican consulates or by their tour operators have had the unpleasant surprise of finding that they are invalid. They now must purchase one of the new green cards issued by the Dirección General de Rentas …

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