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Taekwondo and Swimming Lessons for the kids right here in Casa de Campo!

Family Programs in Casa de Campo is the department in charge of organizing fun and entertaining activities for the whole family. During the summer they host their annual summer camp with lots of cool things for kids, but the fact that summer has ended doesn’t mean all the entertaining activities have to end too! This […]

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Fun times at the Family Fair in Altos de Chavón

On Saturday July 20th, 2013 many children and their families turned out for an afternoon of fun and games at the Summer Family Fair hosted and organized by Altos de Chavón at the “Fish Fountain”. Endless fun was had bouncing on the juegos inflables (inflatable games), while a schedule of traditional Dominican games activities and […]

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Arquimedes of the Casa de Campo Gym to lead Taekwondo team to the World Hanmadang

Arquímedes de Jesus, who has been teaching Taekwondo since 1987 at the Casa de Campo Hotel Fitness Center, and who is also the president of the Taekwondo Association of La Romana, is managing the participation of a Taekwondo team from La Romana to the World  Taekwondo Hanmadang 2013, which will be held in August in South Korea. The […]

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Meet Arquimedes De Jesus, Taekwondo Instructor in Casa de Campo and Central Romana for the last 25 years!

Over the years, Taekwondo has become a popular sport practiced by many athletes across the world and today we celebrate 25 years of Taekwondo in Casa de Campo – taught by Arquimedes de Jesus, Taekwondo pioneer in our very own community and currently also the Director of the Dominican Republic Taekwondo Federation! That’s right! Since 1986, […]

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Going for gold! Taekwondo champion Gabriel Mercedes to compete tomorrow in the Olympics!

UPDATE: Unfortunately this morning (Wednesday August 8th), Gabriel Mercedes, who according to the Dominican Taekwondo Federation had a real chance at bringing home an Olympic medal, pulled the ligaments in his right knee during his first fight and was subsequently defeated by Tameem al-Kubati from Yemen, thus ending the Dominican Republic’s and Gabriel Mercedes’ dream of an […]