Colonial Zone News Blog » plaza http://colonialzone-dr.com/colonialzonenews News and events in and around Colonial Zone, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Sat, 18 May 2013 15:30:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 National Hip-Hop Festival 2012 http://colonialzone-dr.com/colonialzonenews/2012/01/13/national-hip-hip-festival-2012/ http://colonialzone-dr.com/colonialzonenews/2012/01/13/national-hip-hip-festival-2012/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:21:20 +0000 Janette http://colonialzone-dr.com/colonialzonenews/?p=527 Continue reading →]]> Second (2nd) National Hip-Hop and Break Dance Festival/ Segundo (2do.) Festival Nacional de Hip Hop y el Break Dance. Not only a music festival but a competition for bands to make some money and get noticed.

2 do festival de hip hop - hip hip festival 2012

This festival, brought to the people by the Ministerio de Cultura (MINC), is for the entire family. There will be 20 different groups from all the different Dominican Republic provinces. This festival includes three different artistic components: music/ música, dance/ danza and graffiti/ graffiti.

The winners will receive cash prizes in two categories:

Hip-Hop (New Style), 1st prize – RD$75 mil pesos, 2nd prize – RD$50 mil pesos, and 3rd prize RD$30 mil pesos.

Break Dance, 1st prize – RD$50 mil pesos, 2nd prize – RD$30 mil, 3rd prize – RD$20 mil pesos.

This festival is free for all to watch and enjoy. It will be held in the large open space park running along the Caribbean Sea, Plaza Juan Barón on the Malecón, Santo Domingo. the event will be at 6PM on Saturday/ Sábado January/ enero 28, 2012


]]> http://colonialzone-dr.com/colonialzonenews/2012/01/13/national-hip-hip-festival-2012/feed/ 1 Renovation for Santa Bárbara http://colonialzone-dr.com/colonialzonenews/2011/03/24/renovation-for-santa-barbara/ http://colonialzone-dr.com/colonialzonenews/2011/03/24/renovation-for-santa-barbara/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:52:25 +0000 Janette http://colonialzone-dr.com/colonialzonenews/?p=37 Continue reading →]]> The National District City Council / El Ayuntamiento del Distrito Nacional (ADN) signed with the Spanish Embassy and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECI) to renovate the Plaza de la Iglesia de Santa Bárbara area of Colonial Zone. They say they will fix several homes in Santa Barbara, and restore the walls surrounding Santa Barbara. They will also improve the condition of the streets and the Plaza or the Church of Santa Barbara. They say they will also resolve the garbage problem which will lead to a reduction of pollution from the use of chemicals. They will implement channel sewage, improve water service and electricity.

The AECI is the same company that placed the new lights all along Calle el Conde.

See more pictures of the Fort and Church

The history of the Fort and Church of Santa Bárbara

from diario libre

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