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Malecon End of the Year Traditional Party 2012

The traditional New Years Eve celebration/ La fiesta de fin de año is on for Santo Domingo! The big end of the year concert will be on Avenida George Washington (The Malecon) on the corner of Maximo Gomez in Santo … Continue reading

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Carnival of the Sea in Boca Chica 2012

Carnival of the Sea/ Carnaval del Mar will be held March 24th starting at 3PM in Boca Chica along Calle Duarte going to the Rotonda then continuing on to the beach. Boca Chica Gagá won 1st place two times in … Continue reading

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Juan Pablo Duarte Day 2012

Today is the day one of the founding fathers of Dominican Republic was born. The Dominicans remember today is the 199th anniversary of the birth of Juan Pablo Duarte. He was born in Santo Domingo on January/ enero 26, 1813 … Continue reading

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Altagracia Day 2012

Doctor Joaquin Antonio Balaguer Ricardo, a past president of Dominican Republic, declared that January 21st would be a National holiday to celebrate the Patron Saint of the country. She has many different names such as the Virgen de la Altagracia/ … Continue reading

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No Curfew for Holiday 2011

The Dominican Republic Emergency Operations Center / Centro de Operaciones de Emergencias (COE) has announced its Operation Christmas/ Operativo Navidad 2011 so all can celebrate the Christmas and New Years parties/ las fiestas de Navidad y Año Nuevo. As usual … Continue reading

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Christmas 2011 Happenings

I have been trying to compile a list of all the good stuff happening in and around the Colonial Zone for Christmas and it has been almost impossible. There is no one place to go for all this information. I … Continue reading

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