The Dominican Republic’s whale watching season in the country’s northeast peninsula, Samaná has already started! Year after year, thousands of international tourists and residents from the Dominican Republic travel to Samaná to enjoy this fabulous spectacle, this year is taking place between January 15th and the 31st of March.
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“El Día de Independencia” – Today the Dominican Republic celebrates 168 years of Independence!
Happy Independence Day! Today, the Dominican Republic celebrates its 168 years of Independence! The Dominican Republic, is a country which has, from the beginning fought for its freedom – having been colonized by Spain as well as been invaded by French and Haitian troops, so here we bring you the fascinating history of the Dominican Republic, Dominican Independence Day, […]
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Miss Dominican Republic, Dalia Fernández helps Odebrecht bring smiles to more than 900 little faces!
Odebrecht, the company responsible for building the new La Romana – Punta Cana highway, recently hosted a wonderful event for almost 900 boys and girls who live in the “Benerito” and “Villa Padre Nuestro” communities near to La Romana, with the principle objective “to create smiles” – and they certainly did!
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Dominican National Holidays: 2012 Dates and the fascinating history behind them
The start of a new year brings a brand new calendar of activities and mysterious Dominican Holidays! For those of you living in the Dominican Republic as immigrants, Dominican National Holidays may still be a mystery to you, so here we bring you a complete calendar of the 2012 dates as well as the colorful […]
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A Dominican Extravaganza in Altos de Chavón: Every Monday!
Every Monday afternoon from 3pm to 7pm, the tranquil artist’s village of Altos de Chavón in Casa de Campo is magically transformed with a “Dominican Extravaganza”, an interactive show with wild traditional Dominican costumes, music dancing, a street parade and ending with the Kandela! dancing show in the Altos de Chavón amphitheater.
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Folkloric Ballet “A los cuatro vientos” – a dance through Caribbean culture!
What a culturely colorful show! The “Folklore a los cuatro vientos” performed at the Altos de Chavón amphitheater last Saturday the 17th of December was a singing, dancing, whirlwind tour of the Caribbean’s wonderful and varied cultures.
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Feliz Navidad! 8 Dominican Christmas Traditions
As I grew up in the Dominican Republic, I read many magical Christmas stories involving snow, rain, coats, boots, gloves and a happy old man named Santa Claus who always used to go down hundreds of chimneys with presents for thousands of little ones who had been good. It always seemed quiet odd to celebrate […]
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Finally! Today we celebrate the end of the hurricane season!
After 6 months, the hurricane season is finally over!! No more storm alerts, no more headaches! It’s time for many more pleasant, warm and sunny days to enjoy Minitas beach, a round of golf on the Teeth of the Dog or any of the other sporting activities offered in Casa de Campo!
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Tropical Storm Maria: Is she about to hit the Dominican Republic?
There seems ro be a whole lot of confusion surrounding Tropical Storm Maria – according to stormpulse.com, weather.com and various other weather channels the center of Tropical Storm Maria is located approximately 280 miles to the NORTH of the Dominican Republic – yet the satellite image (above) tells a totally different story! Confused? So am […]
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What! More rain? And Tropical Storm Maria is now predicted to become a Hurricane (again)
With so many hurricanes (Hurricane Katia, Hurricane Nate and Tropical Storm Maria) floating around in our part of the world – it’s no wonder the weather in Casa de Campo La Romana has been a little “disturbed.” So what can we expect for the next few days and more importantly will this wild weather ruin […]
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Tropical Storm Maria develops – no longer predicted to become a hurricane! phew!
For all you fellow weather-watching fanatics (at this time of year if you live in Casa de Campo or the Dominican Republic – you should be!), I bring you good news! Tropical Depression 14 has now developed into Tropical Storm Maria as predicted, but she is no longer predicted to become a hurricane at all! […]