One of the things I quickly realized while visiting Santo Domingo is the prominence given to Christopher Columbus in the city, particularly in the tourist sites. I’ll admit that I was not much of a history kind of guy growing up. I was more into math and science and recess. So, there are a lot […]
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Our Top Five Santo Domingo Hangouts
In addition to the historical and touristic sites in Santo Domingo, there were a number of places we found ourselves going back to more than once in our forty-five days there. These ranged from parks to restaurants to stores. Some of these places surprised even me. So here they are, some of our favorite places […]
Top Seven Things to Do in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo is full of history. It was founded in 1496 (remember the old rhyme – 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue) just a few years after the Europeans discovered “The New World”. It houses the first Catholic Church in the Americas. Tons of history and neat things to see and do. Here is our […]