“A negative memory, of embarrassment, of pain”, is how José Antonio Rodríguez, Minister of Culture, describes La Fortaleza jail, the building which once stood where today the Aldea Cultural Santa Rosa de Lima is open.
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Aldea Cultural Santa Rosa de Lima – inaugural concert
Last week we brought you the exciting news of the imminent opening of the Aldea Cultural Santa Rosa de Lima, a new cultural village in the heart of La Romana. And today we bring you news of the inaugural concert and exhibit – to which you are all cordially invited to attend!
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Aldea Cultural Santa Rosa de Lima is opening
In February of 2013, the first steps were taken to transform the old “La Fortaleza” prison on the banks of the Salao river in La Romana into a cultural center, the Aldea Cultural Santa Rosa de Lima. Today, this dream is finally coming true.
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Minister of Culture José Antonio Rodríguez visits the “La Fortaleza” and reveals exciting plans for the cultural village
During the Casa de Campo high season, Dominican Minister of Culture José Antonio Rodríguez, not only joined us in Casa de Campo for a few of the celebrations, but also for a visit and private tour of “La Fortaleza”, which will be opening as a new cultural village later this year.
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Out with the old in with the new! Work begins converting “La Fortaleza” prison in La Romana to a cultural village
Last Friday the 8th of February 2013 marked the beginning of a great transformation in the town of La Romana, just outside of Casa de Campo. The prison overlooking the Salao river and the Casa de Campo – La Romana tourist port, known locally as “La Fortaleza Santa Rosa de Lima” (the fort), took it’s […]