On Saturday June 3rd, Altos de Chavón was dressed to celebrate the 6th edition Fashion Show of the modeling and personal refinement academy, Polos Opuestos under the production and direction of Rhuanda Herrera, director and founder of the academy, along with Jessika Santana, Nelson Reynoso, and Osleiry Hernandez.
Author Archives: Casa de Campo Living
Success of the Family Gardens Program at Clínica de Familia La Romana
The Family Gardens Program is an initiative started by the Clínica de Familia La Romana in 2014 in accordance with the Ministry of Agriculture to help improve the living conditions of vulnerable members of the community. After hearing about a similar project in the town of Consuelo, the clinic sought to respond to the high levels of food insecurity and poor […]
Golf Tips: La Romana Country Club Hole #4 by Eric Lillibridge
After finishing and crossing the road from La Romana’s most difficult par 3, we are faced with a fairly open and short par 5. For many people, this hole packs a big punch often resulting in a double bogey or more. Hole #4 at La Romana Country Club is a hole that many people always […]
The La Romana-Bayahíbe Hotel Association appoints Andrés Fernandez as new president
With Mr. Daniel Hernandez’s departure, Casa de Campo has appointed Andrés Fernández to be the new representative in front of the Association of Hotels Romana-Bayahíbe (AHRB) assuming, therefore, the presidency of said institution.
Abraham Lincoln School Celebrates their Centenary Fair 2017
This was a heart-warming event which brought together not only current students, teachers and parents, but also previous generations of ALS alumni returning to celebrate their own memories of this well respected school. Once a popular annual event, the school has not organized a school fair in many years, making it a key occasion in […]
Teeth of the Dog: Where it all began
Before there was sugar cane and then there was golf. Not just any golf, but Pete Dye’s one and only Teeth of the Dog golf course. The story begins with Alvaro Carta fleeing communist Cuba in the 1960’s and becoming chief executive for the South Porto Rico Sugar Company, a sugar mill owned by Gulf […]
Muñecas Limé – a symbol of Dominican culture
Muñecas Limé. You find them everywhere, beautiful, elegantly dressed, perfectly sculptured, and a true icon of Dominican culture, but do you know the story behind these “faceless dolls” and why they are faceless?