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Memories of Hurricane Georges – 15 years on

by Rebecca Silvestri

September 22nd 2013, marked the 15th anniversary of the arrival of Hurricane Georges in the Dominican Republic. Originally predicted to miss the Dominican Republic, Hurricane Georges, a category 4 hurricane, suddenly changed course and made landfall in La Romana at 8am on September the 22nd 1998. Satellite image of Hurricane Georges, a category 4 hurricane  […]

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Memories of Casa de Campo: Looking for Art in La Romana

by Rebecca Silvestri

In this week’s ‘Memories of Casa de Campo’ post, Carol Burke, our weekly writer takes us on yet another journey to La Romana town – this time in the search of artwork. All these photos were taken in the 1990’s – and you can see how little and how much La Romana has changed……in some […]

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Memories of Casa de Campo: The School Days

by Rebecca Silvestri

In this week’s ‘Memories of Casa de Campo post, Carol Burke our weekly writer brings us some incredible photos and memories of school days at the Abraham Lincoln School in Central Romana – great photos of everyday school events as well as the graduating ceremony of 1993, sports day, the West Side Story in the […]

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Memories of Casa de Campo: Casa del Rio and the James Beard Foundation

by Rebecca Silvestri

In this week’s memories of Casa de Campo post, Carol Burke our weekly writer brings us her memories of Altos de Chavón’s beautiful restaurant ‘Casa del Rio’ which is sadly no longer open, but the building remains perched on the cliff high above the Rio Chavon. (Although we have heard rumours that the building is […]